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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mithlesh Bai
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- LGD code
- 481077
- Pincode
- 464337
- Post office
- Pathari (Vidisha)
- Population
- 559
- Households
- 147
- Literacy rate
- 70.1%
- Sex ratio
- 901 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 217
- Distance to district centre
- 30 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 108 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 525 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kalhar · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Pathari · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Palita compares
By population, Palita ranks #26 of 67 villages in Pathari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.1%
+7.8% vs mandal average
- Palita
- 70.1%
- Pathari mandal
- 62.3%
- Vidisha district
- 59.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
901
−11 vs mandal average
- Palita
- 901
- Pathari mandal
- 912
Household size
people per home
3.8
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Palita
- 3.8
- Pathari mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palita at a glance
Palita is a village of 559 people in 147 households (Census 2011) in Pathari tehsil, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh, the 26th-largest of 67 villages in Pathari tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 901 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Vidisha district centre, 35 km from Khimlasa, the nearest town, 8 km from Kalhar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 464337, served by Pathari (Vidisha) post office; the LGD village code is 481077. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Pathari, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Mithlesh Bai, and the village votes in Kurwai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hari Singh Sapre. The population is estimated at 659 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palita
- 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)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- KURWAI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 473.03
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 178.15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palita
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Key facts — Palita
- LGD code
- 481077
- Pincode
- 464337
- Post office
- Pathari (Vidisha)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 559
- Population (projected 2026)
- 659
- Households
- 147
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 901
- Literacy rate
- 70.1%
- Coordinates
- 23.96789°N, 78.13197°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kurwai
- Member of Parliament
- Lata Wankhede
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Hari Singh Sapre
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Mithlesh Bai
- Block / Mandal
- Pathari
Getting there
How to reach Palita
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal108 kmcapital
- Delhi525 km
- Hyderabad733 km
- Mumbai769 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKalhar8 km
- Bus stopBardha Bus Satend22 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Pathari10 km
- ATM / bankBAJAJ Finance Limited21 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol pump Sagar Naka Khurai22 km
- CollegeGov. Degree College. Khurai21 km
- Police stationPolice Station Khurai21 km
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)