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Basadi

Badwara mandal
Pincode 483501
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Basadi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Temple in Badwara mandal

The principal temple recorded for Badwara mandal is Temple of Somnath and ruins of several temples. No temple of this dedication is on record within Basadi itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Vikas
Contact: 62****5520
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LGD code
488443
Pincode
483501
Post office
Katni Bazar
Population
3,102
Households
748
Literacy rate
61.9%
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,276
Distance to district centre
91 km
Distance to mandal centre
97 km
Distance to Bhopal
367 km
Distance to Delhi
598 km
Nearest railway station
Unchhera · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CH Maihar · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Basadi compares

By population, Basadi ranks #4 of 109 villages in Badwara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.9%
+5.0% vs mandal average
Basadi61.9%
Badwara mandal56.9%
Katni district61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
−11 vs mandal average
Basadi938
Badwara mandal949
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Basadi4.1
Badwara mandal4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Basadi at a glance

Basadi is a village of 3,102 people in 748 households (Census 2011) in Badwara tehsil, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 4th-largest of 109 villages in Badwara tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. It lies 91 km from the Katni district centre, 45 km from Hadha, the nearest town, 7 km from Unchhera railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 483501, served by Katni Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 488443. The nearest hospital or health centre is CH Maihar, 9 km away. The sarpanch is Vikas , and the village votes in Pawai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prahlad Lodhi. The population is estimated at 3,657 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Basadi · this village3,10262%—
Basadi · Rithi0—0 km N
Basadi · Maihar17050%0 km N
Banshipur · Jabera1,27160%1.5 km SW
Banshipur · Maihar2,18557%1.5 km SW
Deora · Rampur Baghelan1,91061%1.6 km NE
Deora · Jaisinghnagar1,67356%1.6 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Basadi

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
KATNI
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
13
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
1,038.68
Irrigated area (ha)
68.75
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Basadi

LGD code
488443
Pincode
483501
Post office
Katni Bazar
Population (Census 2011)
3,102
Population (projected 2026)
3,657
Households
748
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
938
Literacy rate
61.9%
Coordinates
24.32477°N, 80.82712°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pawai
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Prahlad Lodhi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Vikas
Block / Mandal
Badwara
Getting there

How to reach Basadi

Mandal centre
Badwara · ≈ 97 km
≈ 3 h 18 min by car · 3 h 55 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katni · ≈ 91 km
≈ 3 h 7 min by car · 3 h 42 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,812 people
Hadha · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 33 min by car · 1 h 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal367 kmcapital
  • Delhi598 km
  • Kolkata793 km
  • Hyderabad809 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationUnchhera7 km
  • Hospital / PHCCH Maihar9 km
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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, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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