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Pathra

पत्रा
Badwara mandal
Pincode 483501
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ASHOK SINGH
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LGD code
488353
Pincode
483501
Post office
Katni Bazar
Population
1,349
Households
313
Literacy rate
55.5%
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000♂
Workers
793
Distance to district centre
12 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Bhopal
270 km
Distance to Delhi
587 km
Nearest railway station
Salaia · 11 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pathra compares

By population, Pathra ranks #24 of 109 villages in Badwara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.5%
−1.4% vs mandal average
Pathra
55.5%
Badwara mandal
56.9%
Katni district
61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
−16 vs mandal average
Pathra
933
Badwara mandal
949
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Pathra
4.3
Badwara mandal
4.4

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

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Pathra at a glance

Pathra is a village of 1,349 people in 313 households (Census 2011) in Badwara tehsil, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 24th-largest of 109 villages in Badwara tehsil. Literacy is 56%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. It lies 12 km from the Katni district centre, 11 km from Salaia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 483501, served by Katni Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 488353. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is ASHOK SINGH, and the village votes in Pawai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prahlad Lodhi. The population is estimated at 618 in 2026, down 54% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Pathra

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Pathra · this village1,34956%
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Amgawan · Badwara30351%1.7 km N
Bargawan · Badwara85842%1.7 km N
Majhgawan · Badwara3,66456%1.7 km N
Mahgawan · Badwara96058%1.7 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pathra

Treated tap water
No
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)
6
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
2
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
Yes
Private bus service
No
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
KATNI
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
18
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
636.87
Irrigated area (ha)
23.28
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Pathra

LGD code
488353
Pincode
483501
Post office
Katni Bazar
Population (Census 2011)
1,349
Population (projected 2026)
618
Households
313
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
933
Literacy rate
55.5%
Coordinates
23.94129°N, 79.95094°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pawai
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Prahlad Lodhi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ASHOK SINGH
Block / Mandal
Badwara
Getting there

How to reach Pathra

Mandal centre
Badwara · ≈ 5.4 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katni · ≈ 12 km
≈ 24 min by car · 28 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal270 kmcapital
  • Delhi587 km
  • Hyderabad745 km
  • Kolkata873 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSalaia11 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital5 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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