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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KALABAI DODWE
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- LGD code
- 475551
- Pincode
- 454331
- Post office
- Kukshi
- Population
- 1,806
- Households
- 304
- Literacy rate
- 36%
- Sex ratio
- 985 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 933
- Distance to district centre
- 132 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 50 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 306 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 391 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khandala · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kalmani compares
By population, Kalmani ranks #23 of 61 villages in Dahi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.0%
−0.4% vs mandal average
- Kalmani
- 36.0%
- Dahi mandal
- 36.4%
- Dhar district
- 49.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
985
Same as the mandal average
- Kalmani
- 985
- Dahi mandal
- 985
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Kalmani
- 5.9
- Dahi mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kalmani at a glance
Kalmani is a village of 1,806 people in 304 households (Census 2011) in Dahi tehsil, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 23rd-largest of 61 villages in Dahi tehsil. Literacy is 36%, about the same as the tehsil average of 36% and the sex ratio is 985 women per 1,000 men. It lies 132 km from the Dhar district centre, 30 km from Khandala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 454331, served by Kukshi post office; the LGD village code is 475551. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is KALABAI DODWE. The population is estimated at 2,129 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kalmani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KUKSHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 125
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 592.93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 135.56
- Forest area (ha)
- 106.19
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kalmani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kalmani
- LGD code
- 475551
- Pincode
- 454331
- Post office
- Kukshi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,806
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,129
- Households
- 304
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 985
- Literacy rate
- 36.0%
- Coordinates
- 22.16084°N, 74.67947°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Manawar
- Member of Parliament
- Savitri Thakur
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KALABAI DODWE
- Block / Mandal
- Dahi
Getting there
How to reach Kalmani
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal306 kmcapital
- Mumbai391 km
- Hyderabad664 km
- Delhi761 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKhandala30 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital4 km
- CollegeGovt College44 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Hospital3.7 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)