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Madhya Pradesh: Farmers, tribals begin ‘Mitti Satyagraha’ in Panna, seek compensation, rehabilitation
Reported by The Statesman.
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
KL
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KIRAN LODHI
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- LGD code
- 459342
- Pincode
- 488448
- Post office
- Sahanagar (Panna)
- Population
- 1,486
- Households
- 262
- Literacy rate
- 55.2%
- Sex ratio
- 937 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 800
Census 2011 · in context
How Gajanda compares
By population, Gajanda ranks #21 of 121 villages in Shahnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.2%
+4.1% vs mandal average
Gajanda55.2%
Shahnagar mandal51.1%
Panna district54.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
+10 vs mandal average
Gajanda937
Shahnagar mandal927
Household size
people per home
5.7
+1.3 vs mandal average
Gajanda5.7
Shahnagar mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gajanda at a glance
Gajanda is a village of 1,486 people in 262 households (Census 2011) in Shahnagar tehsil, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 21st-largest of 121 villages in Shahnagar tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 51% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 488448, served by Sahanagar (Panna) post office; the LGD village code is 459342. The sarpanch is KIRAN LODHI, and the village votes in Pawai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prahlad Lodhi. The population is estimated at 1,752 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gajanda
- 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)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATNI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 43
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 128
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 26
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 533.22
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 33
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gajanda
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Key facts — Gajanda
- LGD code
- 459342
- Pincode
- 488448
- Post office
- Sahanagar (Panna)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,486
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,752
- Households
- 262
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 937
- Literacy rate
- 55.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khajuraho
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pawai
- Member of Parliament
- V. D. Sharma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prahlad Lodhi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KIRAN LODHI
- Block / Mandal
- Shahnagar
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- 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
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