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September 2026
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CJP chief Dipke visits tribal families in MP's Balaghat, seeks accountability over child deaths
Reported by The New Indian Express.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Dayalsing Pandre
Contact: 96****0170
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- LGD code
- 497285
- Pincode
- 481445
- Post office
- Katangi (Balaghat)
- Population
- 2,922
- Households
- 630
- Literacy rate
- 71.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1036 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,750
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Jam താരതമ്യം
By population, Jam ranks #2 of 60 villages in Katangi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.3%
+3.2% vs mandal average
- Jam
- 71.3%
- Katangi mandal
- 68.1%
- Balaghat district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,036
Same as the mandal average
- Jam
- 1,036
- Katangi mandal
- 1,036
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Jam
- 4.6
- Katangi mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jam ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Jam മധ്യപ്രദേശ്യിലെ ബാലഘട്ട് ജില്ല, Katangi തഹസിൽൽ 2,922 പേർ 630 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Katangi തഹസിൽലെ 60 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 2-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 71%, തഹസിൽ ശരാശരി 68% നേക്കാൾ 3 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,036 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 481445, Katangi (Balaghat) പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 497285. പ്രസിഡന്റ് Dayalsing Pandre; ഗ്രാമം Keolari നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Rajneesh Harvansh Singh. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 3,445, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Jam →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jam
- Treated tap water
- No
- 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)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 9
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATANGI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 840.21
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 399.21
- Forest area (ha)
- 18.64
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Jam
- LGD code
- 497285
- Pincode
- 481445
- Post office
- Katangi (Balaghat)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,922
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,445
- Households
- 630
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1036
- Literacy rate
- 71.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Keolari
- Member of Parliament
- Faggan Singh Kulaste
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajneesh Harvansh Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Dayalsing Pandre
- Block / Mandal
- Katangi
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
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Katangi മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
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, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)