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One vote, four years: Madhya Pradesh High Court orders recount in sarpanch polls
Reported by The Indian Express.
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Harishanker Sahu
Contact: 88****5311
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- LGD code
- 496910
- Pincode
- 480661
- Post office
- Seoni Barapathar
- Population
- 3,745
- Households
- 881
- Literacy rate
- 69.5%
- Sex ratio
- 954 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,479
Census 2011 · in context
How Gopalganj compares
By population, Gopalganj ranks #2 of 65 villages in Seoni Nagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.5%
+4.9% vs mandal average
- Gopalganj
- 69.5%
- Seoni Nagar mandal
- 64.6%
- Seoni district
- 62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
+9 vs mandal average
- Gopalganj
- 954
- Seoni Nagar mandal
- 945
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Gopalganj
- 4.3
- Seoni Nagar mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gopalganj at a glance
Gopalganj is a village of 3,745 people in 881 households (Census 2011) in Seoni Nagar tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 2nd-largest of 65 villages in Seoni Nagar tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 480661, served by Seoni Barapathar post office; the LGD village code is 496910. The sarpanch is Harishanker Sahu, and the village votes in Amarwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamlesh Pratap Shah. The population is estimated at 4,415 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gopalganj
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SEONI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 854.44
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 193.64
- Forest area (ha)
- 71.3
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gopalganj
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gopalganj
- LGD code
- 496910
- Pincode
- 480661
- Post office
- Seoni Barapathar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,745
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,415
- Households
- 881
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 954
- Literacy rate
- 69.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chhindwara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Amarwara
- Member of Parliament
- Vivek Kumar Sahu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kamlesh Pratap Shah
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Harishanker Sahu
- Block / Mandal
- Seoni Nagar
Same pincode
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)