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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BHUPENDRA SINGH ALAWA
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- LGD code
- 475586
- Pincode
- 454331
- Post office
- Kukshi
- Population
- 3,878
- Households
- 733
- Literacy rate
- 46.9%
- Sex ratio
- 925 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,891
- Distance to district centre
- 131 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 48 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 303 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 391 km
- Nearest railway station
- Khandala · 35 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Padiyal compares
By population, Padiyal ranks #3 of 61 villages in Dahi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.9%
+10.5% vs mandal average
- Padiyal
- 46.9%
- Dahi mandal
- 36.4%
- Dhar district
- 49.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
925
−60 vs mandal average
- Padiyal
- 925
- Dahi mandal
- 985
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Padiyal
- 5.3
- Dahi mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Padiyal at a glance
Padiyal is a village of 3,878 people in 733 households (Census 2011) in Dahi tehsil, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 3rd-largest of 61 villages in Dahi tehsil. Literacy is 47%, 11 points above the tehsil average of 36% and the sex ratio is 925 women per 1,000 men. It lies 131 km from the Dhar district centre, 35 km from Khandala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 454331, served by Kukshi post office; the LGD village code is 475586. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is BHUPENDRA SINGH ALAWA. The population is estimated at 4,572 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Padiyal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 11
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 7
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KUKSHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 110
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,113.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 444.77
- Forest area (ha)
- 69.81
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Padiyal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Padiyal
- LGD code
- 475586
- Pincode
- 454331
- Post office
- Kukshi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,878
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,572
- Households
- 733
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 925
- Literacy rate
- 46.9%
- Coordinates
- 22.13816°N, 74.71557°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Manawar
- Member of Parliament
- Savitri Thakur
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BHUPENDRA SINGH ALAWA
- Block / Mandal
- Dahi
Getting there
How to reach Padiyal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal303 kmcapital
- Mumbai391 km
- Hyderabad660 km
- Delhi762 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKhandala35 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital<1 km
- CollegeGovt College41 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Hospitalunder 1 km
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- 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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)