It's Mahodiya Not Phulera, The Real-Life Village Where Panchayat Was Shot

Panchayat 2, an Amazon web series starring Jitendra Kumar is now playing all over India as it became an instant hit. The series offers a humorous look at rural life that has made many people chuckle. The series has everything the public wants because of its simple setting, which depicts the life of a city lad in a village.

While the cast plays a significant role in the screenwriting of any series or film, we often overlook the fact that the setting is the one that invokes the most emotions without saying anything. A scene is a fundamental unit that, when linked together in a series of multiples, forms a screenplay. As a result, screenwriters work with scenes as the foundation of their profession, therefore understanding what a scene is vital for screenplay success.

The same happened with Panchayat 2. People can’t stop themselves from praising the setting of the show. Many people literally searched over the whole internet to find out the real location and its similarities with the reel-site setting.

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So, let’s find out more about the shooting location of Panchayat 2:

Real life shooting location of Panchayat

Though the popular series Panchayat 2 was based around the setting of Phulera village of Balia, Uttar Pradesh, you will be shocked to know that the actual place is not in Uttar Pradesh but in Madhya Pradesh.

The series was filmed in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district’s Mahodiya village. The village is 9 kilometres away from Sehore, the Mahodiya village district, and the sub-district headquarters. According to 2009 data, Mahodiya village is also a gram panchayat. The village is currently experiencing a temperature of about 31° Celsius.

The southeast boundary of the state runs through Chhattisgarh, while the southwest border runs through Maharashtra, the western border through Gujarat, the northwest border through Rajasthan, and the northeast border via Uttar Pradesh.

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Mahodiya village where Panchayat was shot

The Mahodiya village, located within India’s centre, is a well-known treasure trove of natural beauty, wildlife, history, and heritage. However, owing to the popularity of Panchayat 2, the village has now received a lot of attention.

Sehore, around 9 kilometres from Mahodiya, is the centre of all main commercial operations. The establishment of the Sehore Tourism Council for the development of the district’s tourism sector has been established, taking into account the district’s historical legacy, natural and religious resources, and neighbouring districts.

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Fans reactions to real-life Phulera

Netizens went crazy after discovering the real Phulera and its startling resemblance to the fictional Phulera. Someone even shared a Google map of it on Twitter, marking some of the locations mentioned in the episode. The temple and the bridge, for example.

This is the village (23°12’11″N 76°59’52″E) where the #Amazon series #Panchayat was actually shot, Mahodiya Village, MP. 😂#PanchayatSeason2 pic.twitter.com/aMSugfq9wv

— G219_Lost (@in20im) May 22, 2022

You want to know Fakoli bazaar 🤔😂
Here it is 23°12’30″N 76°59’49″E
About 1 km from #Panchayat office.#PanchayatSeason2 #amazonprime pic.twitter.com/3WZI56RIPA

— G219_Lost (@in20im) May 23, 2022

This one is Bonrakas👹 ka ghar 😂
23°12’20″N 76°59’47″E pic.twitter.com/4rZeLKmuTS

— G219_Lost (@in20im) May 23, 2022

A vlogger went to Mahodiya to capture Mahodiya village and major spots of the web-series

He goes to the top of the water tank and shows the audience significant sites including the panchayat Bhawan. He also pays a visit to the temple well as Pradhanji’s home, which is the crucial component of the show.

He uploaded the same on his YouTube channel 9x Traveller

What does Jitendra tell about Mahodiya?

Because the Panchayat 2 team had no place to reside in the region, the actor who portrayed Abhishek Tripathi in the series told a media outlet that they would travel down every day from the closest town, film until dark, and then return to the village.