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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rajesh Kumar Uikey
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- LGD code
- 496391
- Pincode
- 480994
- Post office
- Keolari
- Population
- 400
- Households
- 106
- Literacy rate
- 55%
- Sex ratio
- 1030 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 227
Census 2011 · in context
How Suktara compares
By population, Suktara ranks #92 of 114 villages in Dhanora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.0%
−2.9% vs mandal average
- Suktara
- 55.0%
- Dhanora mandal
- 57.9%
- Seoni district
- 62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,030
+52 vs mandal average
- Suktara
- 1,030
- Dhanora mandal
- 978
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Suktara
- 3.8
- Dhanora mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Suktara at a glance
Suktara is a village of 400 people in 106 households (Census 2011) in Dhanora tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 92nd-largest of 114 villages in Dhanora tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,030 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 480994, served by Keolari post office; the LGD village code is 496391. The sarpanch is Rajesh Kumar Uikey, and the village votes in Gotegaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahendra Nagesh. The population is estimated at 472 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Suktara
- 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)
- 10
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- LAKHNADON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 83
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 34
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 240.8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5.95
- Forest area (ha)
- 6.48
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Suktara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Suktara
- LGD code
- 496391
- Pincode
- 480994
- Post office
- Keolari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 400
- Population (projected 2026)
- 472
- Households
- 106
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1030
- Literacy rate
- 55.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gotegaon
- Member of Parliament
- Faggan Singh Kulaste
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mahendra Nagesh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Rajesh Kumar Uikey
- Block / Mandal
- Dhanora
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- 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, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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