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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Roop singh pandram
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- LGD code
- 492499
- Pincode
- 481885
- Post office
- Niwas
- Population
- 680
- Households
- 167
- Literacy rate
- 44.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1179 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 358
- Distance to district centre
- 47 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 45 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 301 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 672 km
- Nearest railway station
- Deori · 38 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govt. Hospital · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dargarh compares
By population, Dargarh ranks #79 of 179 villages in Niwas mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.3%
−7.5% vs mandal average
- Dargarh
- 44.3%
- Niwas mandal
- 51.8%
- Mandla district
- 57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,179
+156 vs mandal average
- Dargarh
- 1,179
- Niwas mandal
- 1,023
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Dargarh
- 4.1
- Niwas mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dargarh at a glance
Dargarh is a village of 680 people in 167 households (Census 2011) in Niwas tehsil, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, the 79th-largest of 179 villages in Niwas tehsil. Literacy is 44%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,179 women per 1,000 men. It lies 47 km from the Mandla district centre, 38 km from Deori railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481885, served by Niwas post office; the LGD village code is 492499. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt. Hospital, 17 km away. The sarpanch is Roop singh pandram, and the village votes in Jabalpur Paschim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rakesh Singh. The population is estimated at 802 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Dargarh
- LGD code
- 492499
- Pincode
- 481885
- Post office
- Niwas
- Population (Census 2011)
- 680
- Population (projected 2026)
- 802
- Households
- 167
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1179
- Literacy rate
- 44.3%
- Coordinates
- 23.17290°N, 80.35515°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jabalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jabalpur Paschim
- Member of Parliament
- Ashish Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rakesh Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Roop singh pandram
- Block / Mandal
- Niwas
Getting there
How to reach Dargarh
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal301 kmcapital
- Hyderabad672 km
- Delhi682 km
- Kolkata823 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDeori38 km
- Hospital / PHCGovt. Hospital17 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India17 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil17 km
- CollegeGovernment Model Sciecne College, Jabalpur40 km
- Police stationpolice station43 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 481885
- Maneri(Medhi)Niwas mandal2,227 pop
- Deori Kalan (Babaliya)Niwas mandal1,794 pop
- Bhanpur(Bisaura)Niwas mandal1,689 pop
- Chakdahi Ryt.Niwas mandal1,578 pop
- Pipariya (Singhpur)Niwas mandal1,495 pop
- Chhapra Ryt.(Mukas)Niwas mandal1,490 pop
- Thanamgaon Ryt.Niwas mandal1,465 pop
- Kapa Mal.(Narmadanadi)Niwas mandal1,430 pop
- Payali BahurNiwas mandal1,402 pop
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Villages near Dargarh
Other villages in Niwas mandal
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- Deori Kalan (Babaliya)
- Bhanpur(Bisaura)
- Chakdahi Ryt.
- Pipariya (Singhpur)
- Chhapra Ryt.(Mukas)
- Thanamgaon Ryt.
- Kapa Mal.(Narmadanadi)
- Payali Bahur
- Mendhi (Medhi)
- Pauniya Mal.
- Bhikhampur
- Paddi Kona Mal.
- Gundlai Mal. (Gudlai Mal)
- Paundi Mal. (Bhawarda)
- Jangaliya Ryt.
- Kohani
- Bamhani(Mal. Mohgaon)
- Khairani Mal.
- Jhurki
- Banar
- Jeora (Khinha)
- Barga
- Chargaon (Bilnagari)
- Pondi (Bhanwarda)
- Hirapur Ryt.
- Gadra
- Majhgaon (Jilhata)
- Mukas Khurd
- Dalakhapa
- Amgawan (Amgaon)
- Jeora (Singhanpuri)
- Murlapani (Naijhar)
- Chaurai (Katangi)
- Bhalwara Mal.
- Kohka
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)