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Raura

रौरा
Mangawan mandal
Pincode 486553
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Raura observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ARCHANA PATEL
Contact: 78****5465
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LGD code
465610
Pincode
486553
Post office
Gurh
Population
999
Households
309
Literacy rate
67.7%
Sex ratio
936 ♀/1000♂
Workers
498
Distance to district centre
16 km
Distance to Bhopal
389 km
Distance to Delhi
588 km
Nearest railway station
Hinautaramban · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Sajjanpur · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Raura compares

By population, Raura ranks #77 of 292 villages in Mangawan mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.7%
+7.1% vs mandal average
Raura67.7%
Mangawan mandal60.6%
Rewa district61.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
936
−6 vs mandal average
Raura936
Mangawan mandal942
Household size
people per home
3.2
−1.1 vs mandal average
Raura3.2
Mangawan mandal4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Raura at a glance

Raura is a village of 999 people in 309 households (Census 2011) in Mangawan tehsil, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh, the 77th-largest of 292 villages in Mangawan tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Rewa district centre, 42 km from Gahira, the nearest town, 4 km from Hinautaramban railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 486553, served by Gurh post office; the LGD village code is 465610. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Sajjanpur, 2 km away. The sarpanch is ARCHANA PATEL, and the village votes in Rampur-Baghelan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vikram Singh (Vicky). The population is estimated at 1,178 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Raura · this village99968%—
Madhi · Rampur Baghelan1,05070%0 km N
Mal · Mangawan1,28558%0 km N
Raura · Mangawan1,11757%0 km N
Itaha · Mangawan76763%0 km N
Madha · Mangawan30463%0 km N
Madhi · Mangawan1,26556%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Raura

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)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
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
Yes
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
MANGAWAN
Distance to nearest town (km)
16
Distance to district HQ (km)
38
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
16
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
230.22
Irrigated area (ha)
12.83
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Raura

LGD code
465610
Pincode
486553
Post office
Gurh
Population (Census 2011)
999
Population (projected 2026)
1,178
Households
309
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
936
Literacy rate
67.7%
Coordinates
24.53747°N, 80.97058°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Satna
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rampur-Baghelan
Member of Parliament
Ganesh Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vikram Singh (Vicky)
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ARCHANA PATEL
Block / Mandal
Mangawan
Nearest railway station
Tikaria (52.2 km)
Getting there

How to reach Raura

Mandal centre
Mangawan · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
District centre
Rewa · ≈ 16 km
≈ 32 min by car · 38 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,251 people
Gahira · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 27 min by car · 1 h 44 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal389 kmcapital
  • Delhi588 km
  • Kolkata784 km
  • Hyderabad836 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationHinautaramban4 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Sajjanpur2 km
  • ATM / bankUnion Bank of India30 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil30 km
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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)
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