Magarlod Tehsil - Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh

Magarlod is an administrative tehsil in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Magarlod is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kurud, while the nearest airport is Raipur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 43.8 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 744 km², including 732.28 km² rural area and 11.66 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1009 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Magarlod Tehsil

Magarlod Tehsil has a total of 116 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	Alekhuta	Rural	Birjhuli
2	Amachani	Rural	Shuklabhata
3	Amlidih	Rural	Amlidih
4	Anjora	Rural	Mudkera
5	Aroud	Rural	Aroud
6	Bakori	Rural	Madeli
7	Baniyatora	Rural	Sonpairi
8	Basikhai	Rural	Bhandarwadi
9	Belardona	Rural	Belardona
10	Belodi	Rural	Beloudi
11	Beloura	Rural	Belora
12	Bendrachuwa	Rural	Pathar
13	Bhainsmundi	Urban	Not applicable
14	Bhaluchuwa	Rural	Jhajharkera
15	Bhandarwadi	Rural	Bhandarwadi
16	Bharda	Rural	Bharda
17	Bhendri	Rural	Bhendri
18	Bhobhla Bahra	Rural	Boirgaon
19	Bhotha	Rural	Dhaurabhata [Ku]
20	Bhotha	Rural	Bhotha
21	Bhothidih	Rural	Bhotidih
22	Birjhuli	Rural	Birjhuli
23	Bodal Bahara	Rural	Birjhuli
24	Bodra	Rural	Bodra
25	Boirgaon	Rural	Boirgaon
26	Borsi	Rural	Borsi
27	Budeni	Rural	Budeni
28	Budharao	Rural	Madeli
29	Chandna	Rural	Chandna
30	Chandsur	Rural	Chandrasur
31	Charbhata	Rural	Kamraud
32	Charbhatha (Charbhata)	Rural	Korgaon
33	Chhipali	Rural	Chhipli
34	Dabha	Rural	Daabha
35	Damkadih	Rural	Parewadih
36	Deogaon	Rural	Jhajharkera
37	Dhanbuda	Rural	Jhajharkera
38	Dhanora	Rural	Sonjhari
39	Dhaurabhata	Rural	Dhaurabhata [N]
40	Dhaurabhata	Rural	Dhaurabhata [Ku]
41	Dudhwara	Rural	Dudhwara
42	Dumarpali	Rural	Dumrpali
43	Gadadih	Rural	Gadadih [M]
44	Ghotiyadadar	Rural	Bhandarwadi
45	Giraholadih	Rural	Khadma
46	Giroud	Rural	Giroud
47	Gobra Pathar	Rural	Birjhuli
48	Hardi	Rural	Hardi
49	Hasda	Rural	Hasda
50	Hatbandh	Rural	Kulhadikot
51	Jalkumbhi	Rural	Kulhadikot
52	Jamli	Rural	Mohndi
53	Jhajharkera	Rural	Jhajharkera
54	Kamaipur	Rural	Mudkera
55	Kamroud	Rural	Kamraud
56	Kapalphodi	Rural	Kapalfodi
57	Kareli Chhoti	Rural	Kareli Chhoti
58	Karelibadi	Rural	Kareli Badi
59	Kasarwahi	Rural	Bhandarwadi
60	Kekrakholi	Rural	Kekra Kholi
61	Kewaradih	Rural	Sargi
62	Khadma Mal	Rural	Khadma
63	Khadma Ryt	Rural	Khadma
64	Khairjhiti	Rural	Khairjhiti
65	Khatti	Rural	Kareli Badi
66	Khisora	Rural	Khisora
67	Korgaon	Rural	Korgaon
68	Kulhadikot (Kulharikot)	Rural	Kulhadikot
69	Kundel	Rural	Kundel
70	Kusumkhuta	Rural	Birjhuli
71	Louder	Rural	Lader
72	Luge	Rural	Chhipli
73	Madwa Pathra	Rural	Khadma
74	Magarlod	Urban	Not applicable
75	Mandeli	Rural	Madeli
76	Maragaon	Rural	Maragaon
77	Megha	Rural	Megha
78	Mohadi	Rural	Mohndi
79	Moharenga	Rural	Mohrenga
80	Mohera	Rural	Mohera
81	Motimpur	Rural	Motimpur
82	Mudkera	Rural	Mudkera
83	Mulgaon	Rural	Pathar
84	Muroomdih	Rural	Sonjhari
85	Nahardih	Rural	Parsatti
86	Nardha	Rural	Dumrpali
87	Nawagaon	Rural	Nawagaon [Dh]
88	Nawagaon	Rural	Nawagaon [Bu]
89	Nirai	Rural	Mohera
90	Pahanda	Rural	Pahanda
91	Palwadi	Rural	Kekra Kholi
92	Paraswani	Rural	Paraswani
93	Parewadih	Rural	Parewadih
94	Parsabuda	Rural	Parsabuda
95	Parsatthi	Rural	Parsatti
96	Pathar	Rural	Pathar
97	Pendra	Rural	Birjhuli
98	Pipraud	Rural	Pathar
99	Rajadera	Rural	Parsabuda
100	Rajpur	Rural	Rajpur
101	Rakadih	Rural	Rankadih
102	Rautmuda	Rural	Mudkera
103	Rengadih	Rural	Parsabuda
104	Sankra	Rural	Sankra
105	Saraibhadar	Rural	Boirgaon
106	Sarairukh	Rural	Khadma
107	Sargi	Rural	Sargi
108	Singpur	Rural	Singpur
109	Sirkatta	Rural	Bhandarwadi
110	Sonarin Daihuan	Rural	Pathar
111	Sonepairi	Rural	Sonpairi
112	Sonewara	Rural	Sonewara
113	Sonjhari	Rural	Sonjhari
114	Sounga	Rural	Sounga
115	Sukla Bhata	Rural	Shuklabhata
116	Tendubhatha	Rural	Korgaon

Population of Magarlod Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Magarlod Tehsil has a total population of 1,21,430 people, consisting of 60,431 males and 60,999 females. There are 26,318 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 163 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,21,430	1,15,150	6,280
Male Population	60,431	57,387	3,044
Female Population	60,999	57,763	3,236
Total Households	26,318	24,884	1,434
Population Density	163 / km²	157 / km²	539 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 79,393 literate people and 16,494 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 5,891 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 29,472 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)	16,494	15,707	787
Literate Population	79,393	74,949	4,444
Illiterate Population	42,037	40,201	1,836
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	5,891	5,280	611
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	29,472	28,863	609

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)	Magarlod (मगरलोड)
District	Dhamtari
State / UT	Chhattisgarh
Railway Station	Kurud
Total Area	744 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1009
Total Population (2011)	1,21,430
Density	163/km²
Total Villages	116

Nearby Tehsils in Dhamtari
Belargaon	Bhakhara
Dhamtari	Kukrel
Kurud	Nagri