Pathariya Tehsil - Mungeli, Chhattisgarh

Pathariya is an administrative tehsil in the Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Pathariya is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Belha, while the nearest airport is Bilaspur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 18.5 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 423 km², including 394.83 km² rural area and 27.84 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 971 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Pathariya Tehsil

Pathariya Tehsil has a total of 107 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	Amaldiha	Rural	Amaldiha
2	Amlikapa	Rural	Amalikapa
3	Amora	Rural	Amora
4	Bachhera	Rural	Bachhera
5	Badra	Rural	Badra (Tha)
6	Bagbudwa	Rural	Bagbudwa
7	Baigna	Rural	Baijna
8	Bamurhadih	Rural	Bhatgaon
9	Barchha	Rural	Barchha
10	Barchha	Rural	Sodhi Ni
11	Barduli	Rural	Barduli
12	Bedhakapa	Rural	Pathargadhi
13	Belkhuri	Rural	Belkhuri
14	Bharewa	Rural	Bharewa
15	Bhatgaon	Rural	Bhatgaon
16	Bhathali	Rural	Bhathali
17	Bhilai	Rural	Bhilai
18	Bhimpuri	Urban	Not applicable
19	Bhulankapa	Rural	Siltara
20	Chandali	Rural	Chandli
21	Chandragadhi	Rural	Kapua
22	Chhindbhog	Rural	Chhindbhog
23	Chorbhatti	Urban	Not applicable
24	Dadgaon	Rural	Dandgaon
25	Daganiya	Urban	Not applicable
26	Dakachaka	Rural	Amaldiha
27	Dalpurwa	Rural	Junwani
28	Deori	Rural	Petulkapa
29	Dhodhapur	Unmapped	Khapri
30	Dhotma	Rural	Dhotma
31	Gandhirwadih	Rural	Bagbudwa
32	Gangdwari	Rural	Gangdwari
33	Ghutheli	Rural	Ghutheli
34	Goindra	Rural	Goindra
35	Goindri	Rural	Goindri
36	Hardi	Rural	Bhathali
37	Hathani Kalan	Rural	Hathanikala
38	Hathani Khurd	Rural	Jevara
39	Hinchhapuri	Rural	Hinchhapur
40	Israkapa	Unmapped	Khapri
41	Jagatakapa	Rural	Jagtakapa
42	Jamkuhi	Rural	Sonpuri
43	Jareli	Rural	Jareli
44	Jewra	Rural	Jevara
45	Jhulna Kalan	Rural	Jhulnakala
46	Jota	Rural	Jota
47	Junwani	Rural	Junwani
48	Kacharbod	Rural	Hinchhapur
49	Kalarjewra	Rural	Kalar Jevara
50	Kanchanpur	Rural	Kanchanpur
51	Kanharkapa	Rural	Saket
52	Kanharpur	Rural	Sakeri
53	Kapua	Rural	Kapua
54	Kewaia	Rural	Petulkapa
55	Kewtadih	Rural	Barduli
56	Khaira	Rural	Khaira
57	Khairi	Rural	Jagtakapa
58	Khairjhiti	Rural	Kanchanpur
59	Khapri	Rural	Louda
60	Khapri	Rural	Khapri
61	Khutera	Rural	Khutera
62	Kodpuri	Rural	Rounakapa
63	Kokadi	Rural	Kokdi
64	Kukusada	Rural	Kukusada
65	Lachhanpur	Urban	Not applicable
66	Lamti	Rural	Lamti
67	Lata	Rural	Rounakapa
68	Lauda	Rural	Louda
69	Laudapara	Urban	Not applicable
70	Machha	Rural	Lamti
71	Madwani	Rural	Khaira
72	Majhreta	Rural	Kokdi
73	Marrakona	Rural	Marrakona
74	Mohbhatha	Rural	Mohbhatta
75	Motimpur	Rural	Nagpura
76	Mundadeori	Rural	Munda Devari
77	Nahana	Rural	Jota
78	Nawagaon	Rural	Amora
79	Parsada	Rural	Parsada
80	Parsakapa	Rural	Tarki Dih
81	Parsia	Rural	Parsiya
82	Pathargadhi	Rural	Pathargadhi
83	Pathariya	Unmapped	Not applicable
84	Pausri	Rural	Pounsari
85	Pendri	Rural	Jareli
86	Pendri Sa.	Rural	Pendri (C)
87	Petulkapa	Rural	Petulkapa
88	Pida	Rural	Pounsari
89	Piparlod	Rural	Piparlod
90	Podi	Rural	Sendari
91	Puchheli	Rural	Puchheli
92	Putpura	Rural	Pathargadhi
93	Raunakapa	Rural	Rounakapa
94	Sakeri	Rural	Sakeri
95	Saket	Rural	Saket
96	Sendari	Rural	Sendari
97	Sildaha	Rural	Sildaha
98	Siltara	Rural	Siltara
99	Sodhi	Rural	Sodhi (M)
100	Sodhi	Rural	Sodhi Ni
101	Sonpuri	Rural	Sonpuri
102	Taraikapa	Rural	Goindra
103	Tarkidih	Rural	Tarki Dih
104	Tegnagarh	Rural	Goindra
105	Tonhichua	Rural	Kanchanpur
106	Tribhubanpur	Rural	Lamti
107	Tumadheta	Rural	Jhulnakala

Population of Pathariya Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Pathariya Tehsil has a total population of 1,77,619 people, consisting of 90,083 males and 87,536 females. There are 37,988 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 420 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,77,619	1,63,786	13,833
Male Population	90,083	83,146	6,937
Female Population	87,536	80,640	6,896
Total Households	37,988	35,097	2,891
Population Density	420 / km²	415 / km²	497 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 95,673 literate people and 30,132 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 41,867 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 20,041 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)	30,132	27,919	2,213
Literate Population	95,673	87,260	8,413
Illiterate Population	81,946	76,526	5,420
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	41,867	39,993	1,874
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	20,041	18,900	1,141

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)	Pathariya (पथरिया)
District	Mungeli
State / UT	Chhattisgarh
Railway Station	Belha
Total Area	423 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	971
Total Population (2011)	1,77,619
Density	420/km²
Total Villages	107

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