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Bakodi

बकोदी
Kurai mandal
Pincode 480771
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ravindra Bhalavi
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LGD code
497137
Pincode
480771
Post office
Ari
Population
1,141
Households
271
Literacy rate
61.1%
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000♂
Workers
601
Distance to district centre
52 km
Distance to mandal centre
79 km
Distance to Bhopal
168 km
Distance to Hyderabad
587 km
Nearest railway station
Bohani · 29 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
government hospital barha bada · 22 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bakodi compares

By population, Bakodi ranks #21 of 186 villages in Kurai mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.1%
−1.8% vs mandal average
Bakodi
61.1%
Kurai mandal
62.9%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
998
−11 vs mandal average
Bakodi
998
Kurai mandal
1,009
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Bakodi
4.2
Kurai mandal
4.4

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

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Bakodi at a glance

Bakodi is a village of 1,141 people in 271 households (Census 2011) in Kurai tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 21st-largest of 186 villages in Kurai tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 998 women per 1,000 men. It lies 52 km from the Seoni district centre, 33 km from Bankhedi, the nearest town, 29 km from Bohani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480771, served by Ari post office; the LGD village code is 497137. The nearest hospital or health centre is government hospital barha bada, 22 km away. The sarpanch is Ravindra Bhalavi, and the village votes in Churai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Choudhary Sujeet Mersingh. The population is estimated at 1,345 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bakodi

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bakodi · this village1,14161%
Bakodi · Khairlanji2,19871%0 km N
Bakodi · Jamai (Junnardeo)49324%0 km N
Bakodi · Seoni82557%0 km N
Bhilmadhana · Gadarwara38949%5.5 km NW
Chilak · Harrai24134%6.3 km S
Malpani · Harrai32233%9.7 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bakodi

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
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
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
No
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
SEONI
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
30
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
483.15
Irrigated area (ha)
76.01
Forest area (ha)
48.26

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

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Key facts — Bakodi

LGD code
497137
Pincode
480771
Post office
Ari
Population (Census 2011)
1,141
Population (projected 2026)
1,345
Households
271
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
998
Literacy rate
61.1%
Coordinates
22.65063°N, 78.91688°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Chhindwara
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Churai
Member of Parliament
Vivek Kumar Sahu
Member of Legislative Assembly
Choudhary Sujeet Mersingh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Ravindra Bhalavi
Block / Mandal
Kurai
Getting there

How to reach Bakodi

Mandal centre
Kurai · ≈ 79 km
≈ 2 h 42 min by car · 3 h 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 52 km
≈ 1 h 48 min by car · 2 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,667 people
Bankhedi · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 8 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal168 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad587 km
  • Delhi685 km
  • Mumbai743 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBohani29 km
  • Hospital / PHCgovernment hospital barha bada22 km
  • CollegeGovernment College, Pachmarhi53 km
  • Police stationPolice Station, Pachmarhi54 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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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