Gharghoda Tehsil - Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh

Gharghoda is an administrative tehsil in the Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Gharghoda is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Bhupdeopur, while the nearest airport is Jharsuguda Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 63.2 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 481 km², including 468.19 km² rural area and 13.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1019 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Gharghoda Tehsil

Gharghoda Tehsil has a total of 83 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AjijgarhRuralChotiguda
2AmlidihRuralAmlidih
3Bade GumdaRuralBadegumda
4BagchabaRuralBagchaba
5BahirkelaRuralBahirkela
6BaihamudaRuralBaihamuda
7BamhanpaliRuralChimtapani
8BaraudRuralBaroud
9BaronakundaRuralBaronakunda
10Batura KacharRuralBaturakachhar
11BhalumarRuralBhalumar
12BhendraRuralBhendra
13BhengariRuralBhengari
14BichinaraRuralBichinara
15BijariRuralPatrapali
16BilaskharRuralDehridih
17BulekeraRuralBaroud
18ChaidoriaRuralBhalumar
19CharbhanthaRuralCharbhantha
20CharmarRuralBhengari
21CharratangarRuralCharratangar
22ChheerbhaunaRuralTeram
23Chhote GumdaRuralChhotegumda
24ChilkagudaRuralChilkaguda
25ChimtapaniRuralChimtapani
26ChotigudaRuralChotiguda
27DanautRuralChilkaguda
28DangbiraRuralChilkaguda
29DangninaraRuralTenda
30DehridihRuralDehridih
31DhoramRuralDhoram
32DokarbudaRuralCharratangar
33FaguramRuralFaguram
34GharghodaUrbanNot applicable
35GharghodiRuralGharghodi
36GhogharaRuralKudumkela
37JarkatRuralBaronakunda
38JhankadarhaRuralJhariyapali
39JhariyapaliRuralJhariyapali
40KamtaraRuralKamtara
41KanchanpurRuralKanchanpur
42KantajhariyaRuralChimtapani
43KarichaparRuralFaguram
44KarrikacharRuralKamtara
45KasaiyaUrbanNot applicable
46KatangdihRuralChhotegumda
47KathrapaliRuralKonpara
48KayaRuralKaya
49Khokhro AmaRuralBhengari
50KognaraRuralCharbhantha
51KonparaRuralKonpara
52KosamghatRuralKoshamghat
53KotarimalRuralKotrimal
54KudhurmauhaRuralBichinara
55KudumkelaRuralKudumkela
56KurmibhaonaRuralKurmibhaona
57KurunjkholRuralChimtapani
58MalidehRuralGharghodi
59MuskuraRuralKotrimal
60NawagarhRuralNawagarh
61NawaparaUrbanNot applicable
62Nawapara TendaRuralNawapara
63Naya RampurRuralBichinara
64PakadarhaRuralDehridih
65PandripaniRuralBaihamuda
66PanikhetRuralBagchaba
67PatrapaliRuralPatrapali
68PordaRuralPorda
69PordiRuralKurmibhaona
70PuriRuralPuri
71PusaldaRuralPushlda
72RaiRuralKurmibhaona
73RaikeraRuralRaikera
74RumkeraRuralRumkera
75Sahaspur PaimiseRuralKamtara
76SalhepaliRuralKotrimal
77SaraipaliRuralFaguram
78SuhaiRuralCharratangar
79TendaRuralTenda
80TendubhanthaRuralNawagarh
81TeramRuralTeram
82TilaipaliRuralBichinara
83TumidihRuralTumidih

Population of Gharghoda Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Gharghoda Tehsil has a total population of 79,425 people, consisting of 39,330 males and 40,095 females. There are 19,618 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 165 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population79,42569,9709,455
Male Population39,33034,5014,829
Female Population40,09535,4694,626
Total Households19,61817,3742,244
Population Density165 / km²149 / km²727 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 45,411 literate people and 11,300 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 6,096 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 46,718 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)11,30010,1291,171
Literate Population45,41138,7496,662
Illiterate Population34,01431,2212,793
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population6,0964,8451,251
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population46,71843,9002,818

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.