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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
Palethni is a village in Malthon mandal, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, with a population of 637 across 140 households. The village has a literacy rate of 50.5% and is home to three restaurants and one temple.
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- LGD code
- 460015
- Pincode
- 470441
- Post office
- Malthone
- Population
- 637
- Households
- 140
- Literacy rate
- 50.5%
- Sex ratio
- 936 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 336
- Distance to district centre
- 34 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 19 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 161 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 505 km
- Nearest railway station
- Relwai Stesan · 31 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Veterinary Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Palethni compares
By population, Palethni ranks #76 of 172 villages in Malthon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.5%
−9.7% vs mandal average
Palethni50.5%
Malthon mandal60.2%
Sagar district65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
936
+41 vs mandal average
Palethni936
Malthon mandal895
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
Palethni4.6
Malthon mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palethni at a glance
Palethni is a village of 637 people in 140 households (Census 2011) in Malthon tehsil, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 76th-largest of 172 villages in Malthon tehsil. Literacy is 51%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. It lies 34 km from the Sagar district centre, 9 km from Malthon, the nearest town, 31 km from Relwai Stesan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 470441, served by Malthone post office; the LGD village code is 460015. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Veterinary Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Bina assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. Nirmla Sapre. The population is estimated at 751 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palethni · this village | 637 | 51% | — |
| Mirgawali · Gyaraspur | 382 | 66% | 2.2 km NE |
| Mirgawali · Malthon | 647 | 66% | 2.2 km NE |
| Barodiya Kalan · Bamori | 510 | 48% | 3.9 km SE |
| Barodiya Kalan · Malthon | 6,836 | 65% | 3.9 km SE |
| Dharli · Moman Badodiya | 0 | — | 4 km NE |
| Bikor Khurd · Malthon | 298 | 56% | 4.8 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palethni
- 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
- 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
- SAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 358.68
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 117.85
- Forest area (ha)
- 33.93
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palethni
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Palethni
- LGD code
- 460015
- Pincode
- 470441
- Post office
- Malthone
- Population (Census 2011)
- 637
- Population (projected 2026)
- 751
- Households
- 140
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 936
- Literacy rate
- 50.5%
- Coordinates
- 24.23897°N, 78.57890°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bina
- Member of Parliament
- Lata Wankhede
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adv. Nirmla Sapre
- Block / Mandal
- Malthon
Getting there
How to reach Palethni
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal161 kmcapital
- Delhi505 km
- Hyderabad762 km
- Mumbai822 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRelwai Stesan31 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Veterinary Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankMadhyanchal Gramin Bank Rajwas9 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil9 km
- CollegeSaraswati V.M.High Vidyala.....4 km
- Police stationPolice Station Khurai34 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Palethni
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Palethni
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Saraswati V.M.High Vidyala.....College3.6 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 470441
Villages near Palethni
Other villages in Malthon mandal
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- Barodiya Kalan
- Rajwans
- Parson
- Rouda
- Andela
- Sewan
- Ujneth
- Dugaha Kalan
- Ata Tila
- Sagoni
- Laloi
- Madawan Gouri
- Agasiras
- Chandrapur
- Dabedera
- Pahar Guwan
- Naudhana
- Dhawri
- Madawan Payak
- Bijri
- Hiran Chhipa
- Khatora
- Bangela
- Bamnora
- Sipkur Khas
- Mandri (Mandri)
- Madiya Mafi
- Kaluwa
- Gondu Vijaipura
- Semera Lodhi
- Ramchhapari
- Dari
- Bhelaiya
- Besra
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)