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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
leela bai bawary
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- LGD code
- 468347
- Pincode
- 458220
- Post office
- Sarwania Maharaj
- Population
- 1,265
- Households
- 323
- Literacy rate
- 48.5%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 742
- Distance to district centre
- 20 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 287 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 498 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nimach · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital Sarwaniya Maharaj · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Samel compares
By population, Samel ranks #23 of 129 villages in Jawad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.5%
−11.0% vs mandal average
Samel48.5%
Jawad mandal59.5%
Neemuch district61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
−15 vs mandal average
Samel949
Jawad mandal964
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.5 vs mandal average
Samel3.9
Jawad mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samel at a glance
Samel is a village of 1,265 people in 323 households (Census 2011) in Jawad tehsil, Neemuch district, Madhya Pradesh, the 23rd-largest of 129 villages in Jawad tehsil. Literacy is 49%, 11 points below the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Neemuch district centre, 21 km from Nimach railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 458220, served by Sarwania Maharaj post office; the LGD village code is 468347. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Sarwaniya Maharaj, 5 km away. The sarpanch is leela bai bawary, and the village votes in Jawad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Omprakash Sakhlecha. The population is estimated at 1,491 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Samel →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samel · this village | 1,265 | 49% | — |
| Kalepur · Jawad | 444 | 48% | 1.7 km SW |
| Basedibhati · Jawad | 1,164 | 62% | 2 km NE |
| Morwan · Jawad | 5,815 | 53% | 2.4 km N |
| Bolkheda · Jawad | 458 | 49% | 3.7 km W |
| Amlibhat · Jawad | 1,294 | 63% | 4.3 km S |
| Barkheda Chauhan · Jawad | 209 | 64% | 4.3 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Samel
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 9
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAWAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 420.21
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 208.97
- Forest area (ha)
- 11.11
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Samel
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Samel
- LGD code
- 468347
- Pincode
- 458220
- Post office
- Sarwania Maharaj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,265
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,491
- Households
- 323
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 48.5%
- Coordinates
- 24.59930°N, 74.99573°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandsour
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jawad
- Member of Parliament
- Sudhir Gupta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Omprakash Sakhlecha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- leela bai bawary
- Block / Mandal
- Jawad
Getting there
How to reach Samel
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal287 kmcapital
- Delhi498 km
- Mumbai652 km
- Hyderabad880 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNimach21 km
- Bus stopRampura Naka Bus Stop20 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Sarwaniya Maharaj5 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum36 km
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Villages near Samel
Other villages in Jawad mandal
View all 60+ →- Sarwaniya Maharaj
- Nayagaon
- Athana
- Morwan
- Bawalnai
- Suwa Kheda
- Modi
- Bangred
- Damodarpura
- Lasur
- Suntholi
- Ruppura Morwan
- Dhamaniya
- Dadoli
- Barada
- Kesharpura Kalan
- Sarwaniya Masani
- Ummedpura
- Amlibhat
- Arnya [Mamadeo]
- Bhagwanpura [Gudanathur
- Paldakheda
- Borkhedi
- Tarapur
- Madawada
- Niliya
- Basedibhati
- Kundala Ratangarh
- Tumba
- Janakpur
- Barkheda Kamaliya
- Meghpura
- Dhani
- Manda
- Melankheda
- Upreda
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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)