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Palotha observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of 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.
Palotha is a village in Chhatarpur Nagar mandal, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, with a population of 921 across 183 households. The village has a literacy rate of 41.6% and is located at coordinates 24.909°N, 79.617°E.
By population, Palotha ranks #39 of 57 villages in Chhatarpur Nagar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palotha మధ్య ప్రదేశ్లోని ఛాతర్పూర్ జిల్లా, Chhatarpur Nagar తహసీల్లో 921 జనాభా 183 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Chhatarpur Nagar తహసీల్లోని 57 గ్రామాలలో 39వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 42%, తహసీల్ సగటు 48% కంటే 7 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 891 మహిళలు. ఇది ఛాతర్పూర్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 22 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Vijaypur నుండి 46 కి.మీ, Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 3 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 471315, Isanagar (Chhatarpur) పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 457927. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Choubey Nursing Home, 4 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ UMA YADAV; గ్రామం Chhatarpur అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Lalita Yadav. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 1,086, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Barkonha →
| గ్రామం | జనాభా | అక్షరాస్యత | దూరం |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palotha · ఈ గ్రామం | 921 | 42% | — |
| Chhatarpur · Chhatarpur Nagar | — | — | 3.6 కి.మీ W |
| Sarani · Chhatarpur Nagar | 1,828 | 46% | 3.9 కి.మీ N |
| Gathewara · Chhatarpur Nagar | 2,751 | 49% | 4 కి.మీ SE |
| Barkoha · Chhatarpur Nagar | 2,039 | 39% | 3.9 కి.మీ NE |
| Sarani · Sikanderpur | 726 | 69% | 4.2 కి.మీ NE |
| Sarani · Jalesar | 1,500 | 58% | 4.2 కి.మీ NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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