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One vote, four years: Madhya Pradesh High Court orders recount in sarpanch polls
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
taravati kushram
Contact: 88****5810
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- LGD code
- 493331
- Pincode
- 481995
- Post office
- Bhuabichhia
- Population
- 1,598
- Households
- 373
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1023 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,165
- Distance to district centre
- 504 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 552 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 307 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 350 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lakheri · 25 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Bansi · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dei compares
By population, Dei ranks #24 of 337 villages in Bichhiya mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.8%
+5.9% vs mandal average
- Dei
- 58.8%
- Bichhiya mandal
- 52.9%
- Mandla district
- 57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,023
+13 vs mandal average
- Dei
- 1,023
- Bichhiya mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Dei
- 4.3
- Bichhiya mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dei at a glance
Dei is a village of 1,598 people in 373 households (Census 2011) in Bichhiya tehsil, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, the 24th-largest of 337 villages in Bichhiya tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,023 women per 1,000 men. It lies 504 km from the Mandla district centre, 0 km from Dei, the nearest town, 25 km from Lakheri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481995, served by Bhuabichhia post office; the LGD village code is 493331. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bansi, 12 km away. The sarpanch is taravati kushram, and the village votes in Niwas assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chainsingh Warkade. The population is estimated at 1,884 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dai →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dei · this village | 1,598 | 59% | — |
| Dei · Nainwa | 12,884 | 63% | 0 km N |
| Leelda · Nainwa | 577 | 50% | 3.2 km SW |
| Gurha Gopalji · Nainwa | 456 | 45% | 3.3 km S |
| Delpura · Nainwa | 1,058 | 45% | 3.9 km NW |
| Medhakpura · Nainwa | 356 | 45% | 3.7 km E |
| Jagmunda · Nainwa | 520 | 47% | 4.6 km SW |
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Notice board · Dei
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Key facts — Dei
- LGD code
- 493331
- Pincode
- 481995
- Post office
- Bhuabichhia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,598
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,884
- Households
- 373
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1023
- Literacy rate
- 58.8%
- Coordinates
- 25.67673°N, 75.94429°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Niwas
- Member of Parliament
- Faggan Singh Kulaste
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chainsingh Warkade
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- taravati kushram
- Block / Mandal
- Bichhiya
Getting there
How to reach Dei
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal307 kmcapital
- Delhi350 km
- Mumbai799 km
- Hyderabad959 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLakheri25 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bansi12 km
- Petrol pumpHP19 km
- CollegeVedant college of engineering & technology53 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 481995
- Matawal Alias DanitolaBichhiya mandal2,575 pop
- Bhanpur DodiBichhiya mandal2,004 pop
- Kisli Bhilwani F.V.Bichhiya mandal1,937 pop
- Parsatola Alias Bhagdoo Ryt.Bichhiya mandal1,725 pop
- Khamrauti Ryt.Bichhiya mandal1,704 pop
- Koko Ryt.Bichhiya mandal1,565 pop
- LaptiBichhiya mandal1,533 pop
- GhutasBichhiya mandal1,526 pop
- Kumhali Ryt.Bichhiya mandal1,500 pop
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Villages near Dei
Other villages in Bichhiya mandal
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- Bokar
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- Kisli Bhilwani F.V.
- Bhimdongri Ryt.
- Pondi Alias Bahar Munda
- Kariyagaon
- Parsatola Alias Bhagdoo Ryt.
- Khamrauti Ryt.
- Kudela Ryt.
- Chaunranga Mal.
- Fonk
- Mohad
- Koko Ryt.
- Lapti
- Ghutas
- Kumhali Ryt.
- Nakawal
- Khirhani
- Khatiya Narangi
- Rajo Mal.
- Padariya
- Niwsa Mal.
- Chhidpuri Alias Chandgaon Ryt.
- Khalaudi Ryt.
- Pondi
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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)