Palari Tehsil - Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh

Palari 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. Palari is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Bhatapara, while the nearest airport is Bilaspur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 42.7 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 593 km², including 579.03 km² rural area and 14.29 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1005 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Palari Tehsil

Palari Tehsil has a total of 133 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	Achholi	Rural	Achholi
2	Ahmadpur	Rural	Kanakot
3	Amera	Rural	Amera
4	Amethi	Rural	Amethi
5	Amlidih	Rural	Gadabhatha
6	Aurasi	Rural	Aurasi
7	Balodi	Rural	Balodi
8	Bamhni	Rural	Bamhani
9	Bansbinori	Rural	Bansbinori
10	Belha	Rural	Belha
11	Bhalukona	Rural	Musawadih
12	Bharuwadih	Rural	Malpuri
13	Bhawanipur	Rural	Bhavanipur
14	Bijradih	Rural	Bijradih
15	Binouri	Rural	Binori
16	Boda	Rural	Mohan
17	Bodtara	Rural	Sakari(P)
18	Boerdih	Rural	Boirdih
19	Bohardih	Rural	Bohardih
20	Charoda	Rural	Charoda
21	Chhadiya	Rural	Chhadia
22	Chharakapur	Rural	Chherakapur
23	Chherkadih	Rural	Chherkadih
24	Chherkadih	Rural	Chherakadih
25	Chhirahi	Rural	Aurasi
26	Chorhadih/Boirdih	Rural	Phundardih
27	Chuchrungpur	Rural	Chuchrungpur
28	Datan	Rural	Datan (Kh)
29	Datan	Rural	Datan (P)
30	Deogaon	Rural	Devgaon
31	Deosundra	Rural	Devsundra
32	Detrengi	Rural	Datrengi
33	Dhamni	Rural	Dhamani
34	Dhaurabhatha	Rural	Sonardeori
35	Dhorabhatha	Rural	Dhourabhata
36	Gabaud	Rural	Gabod
37	Gabaud	Rural	Gabaud
38	Gadabhata	Rural	Gadabhatha
39	Gadakusmi	Rural	Gadakusmi
40	Gadhidih	Rural	Gadhidih
41	Gaitra	Rural	Gaitra
42	Gatapar	Rural	Gatapar
43	Ghirghol	Rural	Ghighol
44	Ghotiya	Rural	Ghotiya
45	Gidhpuri	Rural	Gidhapuri
46	Girra	Rural	Girra
47	Gitkera	Rural	Gitkera
48	Goda	Rural	Goda
49	Guma	Rural	Guma
50	Harinbhatta	Rural	Harinbhatta
51	Janglore	Rural	Janglor
52	Jara	Rural	Jara
53	Jarve	Rural	Jarve
54	Joradbari	Urban	Not applicable
55	Junwani	Rural	Devgaon
56	Junwani	Rural	Bhavanipur
57	Kanakot	Rural	Kanakot
58	Kauwadih	Rural	Sahada
59	Kauwadih	Rural	Kesala
60	Keshla	Rural	Khaira
61	Kesla	Rural	Kesala
62	Khaira	Rural	Khaira
63	Khaira	Rural	Amethi
64	Khairi	Rural	Khairi
65	Khairwardih	Rural	Temari
66	Khapri	Rural	Khapri (S)
67	Khapri	Rural	Khapri (Bh)
68	Khapri	Rural	Khapri
69	Khartora	Rural	Khartora
70	Kodawa	Rural	Kodwa
71	Kodiya	Rural	Kodia
72	Konari	Rural	Konari
73	Kosmanda	Rural	Kosmanda
74	Kosmandi	Rural	Kosmandi
75	Kuchi	Rural	Kuchi
76	Kukda	Rural	Kukada
77	Kusmi	Rural	Kusmi
78	Lachchanpur	Rural	Lachchanpur
79	Lakadiya	Rural	Lakadiya
80	Lariya	Rural	Lariya
81	Latera	Rural	Latera
82	Mallin	Rural	Mallin
83	Malpuri	Rural	Malpuri
84	Matwari	Rural	Sundravan
85	Mohan	Rural	Mohan
86	Mohatara	Rural	Mallin
87	Mohgaon	Rural	Mohgaon
88	Mudiyadih	Rural	Mudiyadih
89	Mudpar	Rural	Mudpar
90	Muswadih	Rural	Musawadih
91	Nawagaon	Rural	Nawagaon
92	Odan	Rural	Odan
93	Pahanda	Rural	Ghotiya
94	Palari	Urban	Not applicable
95	Parsadih	Rural	Belha
96	Parswani	Rural	Paraswani
97	Patharchuwa	Rural	Phundardih
98	Patharidih	Rural	Patharidih
99	Phundardih	Rural	Phundardih
100	Rampur	Rural	Kosmanda
101	Rasota	Rural	Rasota
102	Rengadih	Rural	Rengadih
103	Riwadih	Rural	Riwadih
104	Rohasi	Urban	Not applicable
105	Sahda	Rural	Sahada
106	Saiha	Rural	Saiha
107	Sakri	Rural	Sankri(S)
108	Sakri	Rural	Sakari(P)
109	Saloni	Rural	Saloni
110	Sandi	Rural	Mudpar
111	Saradih	Rural	Saradih
112	Sarkipar	Rural	Khapri (S)
113	Sarra	Rural	Sarra
114	Sarseni	Rural	Sarseni
115	Sasaha	Rural	Sasaha
116	Semariya	Rural	Semariya
117	Semhradih	Rural	Musawadih
118	Singhora	Rural	Sighora
119	Sirsahi	Rural	Konari
120	Sisdeori	Rural	Sisdeori
121	Sitapar	Rural	Sitapar
122	Sonar Deori	Rural	Sonardeori
123	Sundrawan	Rural	Sundravan
124	Sundri	Rural	Sundari
125	Sundri	Rural	Gabod
126	Tamori	Rural	Khapri (Bh)
127	Telasi	Rural	Telasi
128	Temari	Rural	Temari
129	Thelki	Rural	Thelki
130	Tila	Rural	Tila
131	Tilda	Rural	Tilda
132	Tipawan	Rural	Tipawan
133	Vatgan	Rural	Vatgan

Population of Palari Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Palari Tehsil has a total population of 2,02,179 people, consisting of 1,00,825 males and 1,01,354 females. There are 40,420 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 341 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,02,179	1,93,612	8,567
Male Population	1,00,825	96,589	4,236
Female Population	1,01,354	97,023	4,331
Total Households	40,420	38,707	1,713
Population Density	341 / km²	334 / km²	600 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,23,247 literate people and 31,310 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 62,243 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 14,905 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)	31,310	30,046	1,264
Literate Population	1,23,247	1,17,715	5,532
Illiterate Population	78,932	75,897	3,035
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	62,243	61,107	1,136
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	14,905	14,600	305

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)	Palari (पलारी)
District	Balodabazar-Bhatapara
State / UT	Chhattisgarh
Railway Station	Bhatapara
Total Area	593 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1005
Total Population (2011)	2,02,179
Density	341/km²
Total Villages	133

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