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Ex-CM Uma Bharti renews call for total alcohol prohibition in Madhya Pradesh after Sagar hooch tragedy
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kamleshrani dangi
Contact: 95****2318
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- LGD code
- 459878
- Pincode
- 470117
- Post office
- Khurai
- Population
- 1,644
- Households
- 355
- Literacy rate
- 62.2%
- Sex ratio
- 845 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 560
Census 2011 · in context
How Banhot compares
By population, Banhot ranks #11 of 187 villages in Khurai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.2%
−0.3% vs mandal average
Banhot62.2%
Khurai mandal62.5%
Sagar district65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
845
−45 vs mandal average
Banhot845
Khurai mandal890
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
Banhot4.6
Khurai mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banhot at a glance
Banhot is a village of 1,644 people in 355 households (Census 2011) in Khurai tehsil, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 11th-largest of 187 villages in Khurai tehsil. Literacy is 62%, about the same as the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 845 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 470117, served by Khurai post office; the LGD village code is 459878. The sarpanch is Kamleshrani dangi, and the village votes in Bina assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. Nirmla Sapre. The population is estimated at 1,938 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Banhat →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banhot · this village | 1,644 | 62% | — |
| Simria Chitebhan · Khurai | 186 | 77% | — |
| Mehmudpura · Khurai | 183 | 65% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banhot
- 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)
- 9
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KHURAI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 477.41
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 196.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.15
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Banhot
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Banhot
- LGD code
- 459878
- Pincode
- 470117
- Post office
- Khurai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,644
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,938
- Households
- 355
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 845
- Literacy rate
- 62.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bina
- Member of Parliament
- Lata Wankhede
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adv. Nirmla Sapre
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Kamleshrani dangi
- Block / Mandal
- Khurai
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 470117
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Banhot
Other villages in Khurai mandal
View all 60+ →- Khimlasa
- Basahari
- Gadhola Jagir
- Barodiya Nainagir
- Bardha
- Patharia Jegan
- Niwari
- Bharchha
- Khajra Harchandra
- Khadesara
- Toda Kacchi
- Jarwans
- Silodha
- Karaiya Gujar
- Dhangar
- Kumrol
- Ghorat
- Malasuneti
- Dhikuwa
- Binaitha
- Mukarampur
- Katheli
- Kaurasa
- Teora
- Talapar
- Gambhiriya Buzurg
- Dhanora
- Sumreri
- Biram Khedi
- Bhilon
- Majhera
- Tewari
- Naroda
- Nirtala
- Guwari
- Semera Ganpat Rao
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)