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Janawarkheda

Kurai mandal
Pincode 480880
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Janawarkheda observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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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
Anita Kudape
Contact: 74****8515
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LGD code
497097
Pincode
480880
Post office
Korai
Population
402
Households
94
Literacy rate
61.9%
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000♂
Workers
227
Distance to district centre
75 km
Distance to mandal centre
19 km
Distance to Bhopal
257 km
Distance to Hyderabad
515 km
Nearest railway station
Seoni · 19 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Gopalganj · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Janawarkheda compares

By population, Janawarkheda ranks #116 of 186 villages in Kurai mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.9%
−1.0% vs mandal average
Janawarkheda61.9%
Kurai mandal62.9%
Seoni district62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
942
−67 vs mandal average
Janawarkheda942
Kurai mandal1,009
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Janawarkheda4.3
Kurai mandal4.4

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

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Janawarkheda at a glance

Janawarkheda is a village of 402 people in 94 households (Census 2011) in Kurai tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 116th-largest of 186 villages in Kurai tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. It lies 75 km from the Seoni district centre, 47 km from Ashti, the nearest town, 19 km from Seoni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480880, served by Korai post office; the LGD village code is 497097. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Gopalganj, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Anita Kudape, and the village votes in Churai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Choudhary Sujeet Mersingh. The population is estimated at 474 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Janawarkheda · this village40262%—
Chikhla · Kurai30255%2.3 km S
Chargaon · Kurai38257%3.4 km NE
Sillor · Kurai1,47360%4.3 km N
Agri · Katangi82368%4.6 km SE
Kotkasa · Kurai90055%4.7 km W
Alesur · Sausar29365%5.3 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Janawarkheda

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
2
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
SEONI
Distance to nearest town (km)
24
Distance to district HQ (km)
24
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
23
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
327.55
Irrigated area (ha)
40.84
Forest area (ha)
96.84

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

Notice board · Janawarkheda

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Janawarkheda

LGD code
497097
Pincode
480880
Post office
Korai
Population (Census 2011)
402
Population (projected 2026)
474
Households
94
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
942
Literacy rate
61.9%
Coordinates
21.92551°N, 79.45871°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
Anita Kudape
Block / Mandal
Kurai
Getting there

How to reach Janawarkheda

Mandal centre
Kurai · ≈ 19 km
≈ 39 min by car · 47 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 75 km
≈ 2 h 33 min by car · 3 h 2 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,936 people
Ashti · ≈ 47 km
≈ 1 h 37 min by car · 1 h 55 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal257 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad515 km
  • Mumbai755 km
  • Delhi777 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSeoni19 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Gopalganj10 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil9 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, 2026-09-24
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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