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Madhya Pradesh: Farmers, tribals begin ‘Mitti Satyagraha’ in Panna, seek compensation, rehabilitation
Reported by The Statesman.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Dhimari is a village in Simariya mandal, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. It has a population of 412 across 112 households with a literacy rate of 53.4%. The village is located at 24.184°N, 79.853°E and has postal code 488442.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Matirajkali Adiwasi
Contact: 89****2287
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- LGD code
- 459197
- Pincode
- 488442
- Post office
- Simariya
- Population
- 412
- Households
- 112
- Literacy rate
- 53.4%
- Sex ratio
- 907 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 208
- Distance to district centre
- 29 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 12 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 269 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 559 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ratangaon · 39 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Semaria · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhimari compares
By population, Dhimari ranks #43 of 64 villages in Simariya mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.4%
−1.0% vs mandal average
- Dhimari
- 53.4%
- Simariya mandal
- 54.4%
- Panna district
- 54.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
907
Same as the mandal average
- Dhimari
- 907
- Simariya mandal
- 907
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Dhimari
- 3.7
- Simariya mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhimari at a glance
Dhimari is a village of 412 people in 112 households (Census 2011) in Simariya tehsil, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 43rd-largest of 64 villages in Simariya tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 907 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Panna district centre, 39 km from Ratangaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 488442, served by Simariya post office; the LGD village code is 459197. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Semaria, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Matirajkali Adiwasi, and the village votes in Hatta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Umadevi Lalchand Khatik. The population is estimated at 486 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhimari · this village | 412 | 53% | — |
| Rajpur · Amanganj | 137 | 75% | 1.7 km NE |
| Adanwara · Hatta | 703 | 62% | 3.7 km NW |
| Uncha · Naigarhi | 0 | — | 4 km S |
| Uncha · Raipura | 1,438 | 54% | 4 km S |
| Chandrawal · Ajaygarh | 511 | 55% | 4.1 km W |
| Chandrawal · Raipura | 1,636 | 59% | 4.1 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhimari
- 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)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AMANGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 42
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 179.83
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 18.24
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhimari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhimari
- LGD code
- 459197
- Pincode
- 488442
- Post office
- Simariya
- Population (Census 2011)
- 412
- Population (projected 2026)
- 486
- Households
- 112
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 907
- Literacy rate
- 53.4%
- Coordinates
- 24.18403°N, 79.85346°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Damoh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hatta
- Member of Parliament
- Rahul Lodhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Umadevi Lalchand Khatik
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Matirajkali Adiwasi
- Block / Mandal
- Simariya
Getting there
How to reach Dhimari
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal269 kmcapital
- Delhi559 km
- Hyderabad769 km
- Kolkata887 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRatangaon39 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Semaria10 km
- Petrol pumpAgrawal peetrol pump26 km
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)