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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GANGARAM
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- LGD code
- 482962
- Pincode
- 466125
- Post office
- Maina
- Population
- 953
- Households
- 242
- Literacy rate
- 62.5%
- Sex ratio
- 914 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 460
- Distance to district centre
- 44 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 77 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 599 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chakrod · 26 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Maian · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kumdawada compares
By population, Kumdawada ranks #71 of 195 villages in Ashta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.5%
+5.0% vs mandal average
- Kumdawada
- 62.5%
- Ashta mandal
- 57.5%
- Sehore district
- 59.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
914
−13 vs mandal average
- Kumdawada
- 914
- Ashta mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
3.9
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Kumdawada
- 3.9
- Ashta mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kumdawada at a glance
Kumdawada is a village of 953 people in 242 households (Census 2011) in Ashta tehsil, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, the 71st-largest of 195 villages in Ashta tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 914 women per 1,000 men. It lies 44 km from the Sehore district centre, 55 km from Kurawar, the nearest town, 26 km from Chakrod railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 466125, served by Maina post office; the LGD village code is 482962. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Maian, 3 km away. The sarpanch is GANGARAM, and the village votes in Ashta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gopal Singh Engineer. The population is estimated at 1,124 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kumrawda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kumdawada · this village | 953 | 63% | — |
| Pau Khedi · Ashta | 422 | 66% | 0.9 km NW |
| Seoda · Ashta | 4,274 | 62% | 2.8 km S |
| Patariya Goyal · Ashta | 1,111 | 55% | 2.7 km SE |
| Shambhu Khedi · Ashta | 677 | 54% | 3 km S |
| Maina · Ashta | 7,219 | 63% | 3.5 km N |
| Bagdawada · Ashta | 733 | 64% | 4.2 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kumdawada
- 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)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ASHTA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 58
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 506.31
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 323.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kumdawada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kumdawada
- LGD code
- 482962
- Pincode
- 466125
- Post office
- Maina
- Population (Census 2011)
- 953
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,124
- Households
- 242
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 914
- Literacy rate
- 62.5%
- Coordinates
- 23.14095°N, 76.67084°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dewas
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ashta
- Member of Parliament
- Mahendra Solanki
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gopal Singh Engineer
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- GANGARAM
- Block / Mandal
- Ashta
Getting there
How to reach Kumdawada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal77 kmcapital
- Mumbai599 km
- Delhi611 km
- Hyderabad667 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChakrod26 km
- Bus stoppurana bus station14 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Maian3 km
- Petrol pumpmukati petrol pump15 km
- CollegeVITB Lab Complex20 km
- Police stationSikandar bazaar police station15 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 466125
Villages near Kumdawada
Other villages in Ashta mandal
View all 60+ →- Maina
- Bhonra
- Khamkheda (Baijnath)
- Seoda
- Nipaniya Kalan
- Khadi
- Khacharod
- Bager
- Kannod Mirzi
- Pagariya Hat
- Arniya Johri
- Singarchori
- Gawa Kheda
- Nogaon
- Khajuriya Kasam
- Baijnath
- Mugli
- Khamkheda Ashta
- Dupadiya
- Bafapur (Wafapur)
- Rampura Kalan
- Neelbad
- Jasmat
- Aroliya Ashta
- Bhuphod
- Bamuliya Bhati
- Dabri
- Rolagaon
- Haraj Khedi
- Pagariya Chor
- Lasudiya Khas
- Hakimabad
- Mubarakpur
- Bapcha
- Bapcha Baramad
- Chhapar
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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)