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Ratodan

Badoda mandal
Pincode 476339
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Badoda mandal

The principal temple recorded for Badoda mandal is Bhand Deva Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Ratodan itself.

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.

Village snapshot

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
banti jat
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LGD code
451801
Pincode
476339
Post office
Sheopur Baroda
Population
3,574
Households
692
Literacy rate
27.9%
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,575
Distance to district centre
32 km
Distance to mandal centre
24 km
Distance to Bhopal
253 km
Distance to Delhi
357 km
Nearest railway station
Sheopur Kalan · 26 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment hospital,Baroda · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ratodan compares

By population, Ratodan ranks #3 of 94 villages in Badoda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
27.9%
−14.4% vs mandal average
Ratodan27.9%
Badoda mandal42.3%
Sheopur district47.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
955
+29 vs mandal average
Ratodan955
Badoda mandal926
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
Ratodan5.2
Badoda mandal5.0

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

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Ratodan at a glance

Ratodan is a village of 3,574 people in 692 households (Census 2011) in Badoda tehsil, Sheopur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 3rd-largest of 94 villages in Badoda tehsil. Literacy is 28%, 14 points below the tehsil average of 42% and the sex ratio is 955 women per 1,000 men. It lies 32 km from the Sheopur district centre, 34 km from Itawa, the nearest town, 26 km from Sheopur Kalan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 476339, served by Sheopur Baroda post office; the LGD village code is 451801. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Baroda, 7 km away. The sarpanch is banti jat. The population is estimated at 4,214 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ratodan · this village3,57428%—
Sirsod · Sheopur42650%2.6 km E
Kaloney · Badoda75440%3.2 km NW
Halgaoda Khurd · Badoda1,00737%3.4 km SW
Bandi · Badoda42838%4.1 km W
Bagalda · Badoda1,89933%5.1 km S
Bhilwadia · Badoda96842%6.4 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ratodan

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BADODA
Distance to nearest town (km)
9
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
9
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
3,814
Irrigated area (ha)
930
Forest area (ha)
1,925

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

Notice board · Ratodan

No notices this week

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

Key facts — Ratodan

LGD code
451801
Pincode
476339
Post office
Sheopur Baroda
Population (Census 2011)
3,574
Population (projected 2026)
4,214
Households
692
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
955
Literacy rate
27.9%
Coordinates
25.43580°N, 76.69753°E
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
banti jat
Block / Mandal
Badoda
Getting there

How to reach Ratodan

Mandal centre
Badoda · ≈ 24 km
≈ 48 min by car · 58 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sheopur · ≈ 32 km
≈ 1 h 5 min by car · 1 h 18 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 26,741 people
Itawa · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 10 min by car · 1 h 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal253 kmcapital
  • Delhi357 km
  • Mumbai809 km
  • Hyderabad914 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSheopur Kalan26 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Baroda7 km
  • Collegegyandeep college26 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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