Bhatapara Tehsil - Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh

Bhatapara is an administrative tehsil in the Balodabazar-Bhatapara district of Chhattisgarh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Bhatapara is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Ibhg, while the nearest airport is Bilaspur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 20.3 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 468 km², including 453.74 km² rural area and 13.79 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 995 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Bhatapara Tehsil

Bhatapara Tehsil has a total of 113 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Achanakpur	Rural	Bendri
2	Akaltara	Rural	Akaltara
3	Akoli	Rural	Akoli
4	Alesur	Rural	Alesur
5	Amethi	Rural	Amethi
6	Amliadih	Rural	Amlidih K
7	Amlidih	Rural	Amlidih
8	Averthi	Urban	Not applicable
9	Bagbudwa	Rural	Koni
10	Bakulahi	Rural	Dhaorabhatha
11	Bamhanidih	Rural	Rajpur
12	Bendri	Rural	Bendri
13	Bharatpur	Rural	Bharatpur
14	Bhatapara	Urban	Not applicable
15	Bhothidih	Rural	Bhothidih
16	Bijabhat	Rural	Alesur
17	Bijradih	Rural	Bijradih
18	Bitkuli	Rural	Bitkuli
19	Bodtara	Rural	Bodtara
20	Borsi	Rural	Majgaon
21	Borsi	Rural	Borsi (B)
22	Borsi	Rural	Borsi (Dh)
23	Chamarguda	Rural	Pathariya
24	Chamari	Rural	Gogiya
25	Chandli	Rural	Silwa
26	Chichpol	Rural	Chichpol
27	Datrenga	Rural	Datrenga
28	Datrengi	Rural	Datrengi
29	Deorani	Rural	Devrani
30	Deori	Rural	Deori
31	Dhabadih	Rural	Dabadih
32	Dhaneli	Rural	Dhaneli
33	Dhaurabhata	Rural	Dhaurabhantha
34	Dhourabhatha	Rural	Dhaorabhatha
35	Dhurrabandha	Rural	Dhurrabandha
36	Gadadih	Rural	Gadadih
37	Godhi	Rural	Godhi (S)
38	Godhi	Rural	Godi (T)
39	Gogiya	Rural	Gogiya
40	Gudaghat	Rural	Gudaghat
41	Gudeliya	Rural	Gudeliya
42	Gurra	Rural	Gurra
43	Hasda	Rural	Hasada
44	Hathni	Urban	Not applicable
45	Jarhagaon	Rural	Jarahagaon
46	Jethani	Rural	Amethi
47	Kadar	Rural	Kadar
48	Kaithi	Rural	Kaithi
49	Kalmidih	Rural	Surkhi
50	Karhi	Rural	Karhibazar
51	Kesla	Rural	Kesla
52	Khaira	Rural	Khaira
53	Khairi	Rural	Khairi R
54	Khairi	Rural	Khairi K
55	Khamhriya (Khamriya)	Rural	Khamhriya
56	Khapradih	Rural	Khapradih
57	Khapri	Rural	Khapri (S)
58	Khapri	Rural	Khapri(R )
59	Khokhali	Rural	Khokhali
60	Kholwa	Rural	Kholwa
61	Kodapar	Rural	Kodapar
62	Kodwa	Rural	Kodva
63	Koni	Rural	Koni
64	Kosmanda	Rural	Kosmanda
65	Kotmi	Rural	Kotmi
66	Kukda	Rural	Kukda
67	Kumharkhan	Rural	Amlidih K
68	Lachchhanpur	Rural	Lachanpur
69	Lalpur	Rural	Lalpur
70	Lamti	Rural	Lamati
71	Lewai	Rural	Levai
72	Madhuban	Rural	Madhuban
73	Majgaon	Rural	Majgaon
74	Maldi	Rural	Maldi
75	Mekri	Rural	Mekari
76	Mendra (Medra)	Rural	Lamati
77	Mirgi	Rural	Mirgi
78	Mopar	Rural	Mopar
79	Mopka	Rural	Mopka
80	Mopki	Rural	Mopki
81	Mudhipar	Rural	Kodapar
82	Nawagaon	Rural	Nawagaon
83	Nipaniya	Rural	Nipaniya
84	Oteband	Rural	Otebandh
85	Paraswani	Rural	Paraswani (A)
86	Paraswani	Rural	Paraswani (K)
87	Parsadih	Rural	Mirgi
88	Pasid	Rural	Paseed
89	Patan	Rural	Patan
90	Pathariya	Rural	Pathariya
91	Patpar	Urban	Not applicable
92	Pausari	Rural	Pounsari
93	Pendri	Rural	Pendri
94	Rajadhar	Rural	Rajadhar
95	Rajpur	Rural	Godhi (S)
96	Rajpur	Rural	Rajpur
97	Ramdaiya	Rural	Lachanpur
98	Rampur	Rural	Rampur
99	Semariya	Rural	Semriya Ghat
100	Semariya	Rural	Semriya (B)
101	Semhradih (Semradih)	Rural	Semradih
102	Sendri	Rural	Borsi (B)
103	Silwa	Rural	Silwa
104	Singarpur	Rural	Singarpur
105	Suma	Rural	Suma
106	Surajpura	Rural	Surjpura
107	Syrkhi	Rural	Surkhi
108	Tarenga	Rural	Tarenga
109	Tehka	Rural	Tehka
110	Tikuliya	Rural	Tikuliya
111	Tonatar	Rural	Tonatar
112	Topa	Rural	Topa
113	Turma	Rural	Turma

Population of Bhatapara Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Bhatapara Tehsil has a total population of 2,03,295 people, consisting of 1,01,892 males and 1,01,403 females. There are 41,482 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 435 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,03,295	1,45,758	57,537
Male Population	1,01,892	72,731	29,161
Female Population	1,01,403	73,027	28,376
Total Households	41,482	29,334	12,148
Population Density	435 / km²	321 / km²	4,172 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,20,940 literate people and 32,078 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 37,504 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 35,322 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	32,078	24,117	7,961
Literate Population	1,20,940	80,821	40,119
Illiterate Population	82,355	64,937	17,418
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	37,504	26,830	10,674
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	35,322	31,433	3,889

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Bhatapara (भाटापारा)
District	Balodabazar-Bhatapara
State / UT	Chhattisgarh
Railway Station	Ibhg
Total Area	468 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	995
Total Population (2011)	2,03,295
Density	435/km²
Total Villages	113

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