Pusour Tehsil - Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

Pusour 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. Pusour is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Raigarh, while the nearest airport is Hirakud Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 54.7 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 474 km², including 457.76 km² rural area and 16.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 989 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Pusour Tehsil

Pusour Tehsil has a total of 148 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	Aadmuda	Rural	Mahloi
2	Amaldiha	Rural	Pacheda
3	Amalibhauna	Rural	Chhotebhandar
4	Amalipali	Rural	Amapali
5	Amalipali	Rural	Kotmara
6	Amapali	Rural	Amapali
7	Aurda	Rural	Aurda
8	Bade Bhandar	Rural	Badebhandar
9	Badehaldi	Rural	Badehardi
10	Badmal	Rural	Rengalpali
11	Baghadula	Rural	Baghadola
12	Bandimal	Rural	Kensara
13	Baradoli	Rural	Baradoli
14	Barpali	Rural	Barpali
15	Basanpali	Rural	Basanpali
16	Basanpali	Rural	Basanpali(East)
17	Belpali	Rural	Belpali
18	Bhathanpali	Rural	Bhathenpali
19	Bijana	Rural	Jogitarai
20	Binjkot Tilaipali	Rural	Bijkot
21	Bodajhariya	Rural	Kandagarh
22	Boirdih	Rural	Bijkot
23	Bonda (Junadih)	Rural	Bonda
24	Bulaki	Rural	Kanwariha
25	Bunga	Rural	Bunga
26	Changhori	Rural	Parsapali
27	Chhapora	Rural	Chhapora
28	Chhatamura	Urban	Not applicable
29	Chhichhor Umaria	Rural	Chhichhor Umariya
30	Chhinch	Rural	Chhinch
31	Chhote Bhandar	Rural	Chhotebhandar
32	Chhote Haldi	Rural	Chhote Hardi
33	Chikhali	Rural	Chikhali
34	Darramuda	Rural	Darramuda
35	Darripali	Rural	Devalsurra
36	Daubhathli	Rural	Sukulbhatli
37	Deolsura	Rural	Devalsurra
38	Dhangaon	Rural	Nawapara M
39	Dhantarai	Rural	Sukulbhatli
40	Dhanuhardera	Rural	Ektal
41	Dhuranpali	Rural	Kosmanda
42	Dumarmuda	Rural	Keshala
43	Dumarpali	Rural	Dumarpali
44	Ekatal	Rural	Ektal
45	Garh Umariya	Rural	Garhumariya
46	Ghughawa	Rural	Ghughuwa
47	Ghutakupali	Rural	Ghutkupali
48	Gorra	Rural	Gorra
49	Gotama	Rural	Gotma
50	Gudgahan	Rural	Darramuda
51	Gudu	Rural	Gudu
52	Jakela	Rural	Jakela
53	Jampali	Rural	Telipali
54	Jampali	Rural	Karrajor
55	Jatari	Rural	Jatri
56	Jewaridih	Rural	Chhotebhandar
57	Jhalmala	Rural	Jhalmala
58	Jharmuda	Rural	Jharmuda
59	Jhilagitar	Rural	Lohakhan
60	Jhulanpali	Rural	Badehardi
61	Jiladi	Rural	Bonda
62	Jogitarai	Rural	Jogitarai
63	Kakaimohan	Rural	Chhote Hardi
64	Kalmi	Rural	Machida
65	Kandagarh	Rural	Kandagarh
66	Karichhapar	Rural	Siha
67	Karrajor	Rural	Karrajor
68	Kasaipali	Rural	Ghutkupali
69	Kathali	Rural	Taparda
70	Kathani	Rural	Kathani
71	Kawrhiha	Rural	Kanwariha
72	Kensara	Rural	Kensara
73	Kesapali	Rural	Gotma
74	Keshala	Rural	Keshala
75	Khaprapali	Rural	Nawapara B
76	Khokhara	Rural	Khokhara
77	Koanuwatal	Rural	Kauwatal
78	Kodatarai	Rural	Kondatarai
79	Kodpali	Rural	Kondapali
80	Kotasura	Rural	Kotasura
81	Kotmara	Rural	Kotmara
82	Kunjedabri	Rural	Belpali
83	Kusmuda	Rural	Kosmanda
84	Lankapali	Rural	Nandeli
85	Lara	Rural	Lara
86	Linjir	Rural	Linjir
87	Litaipali	Rural	Litaipali
88	Lohakhan	Rural	Lohakhan
89	Loharsingh	Rural	Loharsingha
90	Machida	Rural	Machida
91	Mahaloi	Rural	Mahloi
92	Malda	Rural	Malda
93	Mauhapali	Rural	Amapali
94	Midmida	Rural	Midmida
95	Nandeli	Rural	Nandeli
96	Nawapali	Rural	Bijkot
97	Nawapali	Rural	Nawapali
98	Nawapara	Rural	Nawapara M
99	Nawapara	Rural	Nawapara A
100	Nawapara (Bade)	Rural	Nawapara B
101	Netnagar	Rural	Netnagar
102	Odekera	Rural	Ondekera
103	Pacheda	Rural	Pacheda
104	Padigaon	Rural	Padigaon
105	Parsapali	Rural	Parsapali
106	Pusalda	Rural	Pusalda
107	Pusour	Urban	Not applicable
108	Putkapuri	Rural	Putkapuri
109	Raibar	Rural	Raibar
110	Raipali (Junadih)	Rural	Nawapara B
111	Raitarai	Rural	Kauwatal
112	Ranbhatha	Rural	Ranbhata
113	Rawan Khondra	Rural	Litaipali
114	Rengalpali	Rural	Rengalpali
115	Riyapali	Rural	Ghutkupali
116	Ruchida	Rural	Ruchida
117	Sahadeopali	Urban	Not applicable
118	Saraipali	Unmapped	Saraipali
119	Sarasmal	Rural	Karrajor
120	Sarwani	Rural	Barpali
121	Semara	Rural	Semra
122	Semibhanwar	Rural	Semra
123	Shankarpali	Rural	Pusalda
124	Siha	Rural	Siha
125	Siladi	Rural	Bonda
126	Singpuri	Rural	Baradoli
127	Sodekela	Rural	Saodakela
128	Sukulbhathli	Rural	Sukulbhatli
129	Suloni	Rural	Chhinch
130	Supa	Rural	Supa
131	Surajgarh	Rural	Nawapali
132	Surri	Rural	Surri
133	Sutupali	Rural	Nawapali
134	Tadola	Rural	Tadola
135	Taparada	Rural	Taparda
136	Tarda	Rural	Tarda
137	Teka	Rural	Pacheda
138	Telipali	Rural	Telipali
139	Tetala	Rural	Tetla
140	Thakurpali	Rural	Gotma
141	Thengagudi	Rural	Supa
142	Thengapali	Rural	Rengalpali
143	Tilagi	Rural	Tilagi
144	Tinmini	Rural	Tinmini
145	Torna	Rural	Ghughuwa
146	Tribhona	Rural	Tribauna
147	Tupakdhar	Rural	Taparda
148	Turanga	Rural	Turanga

Population of Pusour Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Pusour Tehsil has a total population of 1,39,799 people, consisting of 70,261 males and 69,538 females. There are 36,644 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 295 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,39,799	1,35,055	4,744
Male Population	70,261	67,874	2,387
Female Population	69,538	67,181	2,357
Total Households	36,644	35,448	1,196
Population Density	295 / km²	295 / km²	297 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 98,535 literate people and 15,826 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 20,075 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 28,775 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)	15,826	15,393	433
Literate Population	98,535	94,941	3,594
Illiterate Population	41,264	40,114	1,150
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	20,075	19,478	597
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	28,775	28,057	718

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)	Pusour (पुसौर)
District	Raigarh
State / UT	Chhattisgarh
Railway Station	Raigarh
Total Area	474 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	989
Total Population (2011)	1,39,799
Density	295/km²
Total Villages	148

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