Chhura Tehsil - Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh

Chhura is an administrative tehsil in the Gariyaband district of Chhattisgarh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Chhura is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Bhimkhoj, while the nearest airport is Nawapara Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 28.1 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 1,035 km², including 1,030.13 km² rural area and 5.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1031 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Chhura Tehsil

Chhura Tehsil has a total of 169 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	Akalwara	Rural	Akalwara
2	Amethi	Rural	Amethi
3	Amlor	Rural	Amlor
4	Anjoradih	Rural	Kothigaon
5	Asra	Rural	Bodrabandha
6	Atarmara	Rural	Atarmara
7	Baherabhatha	Rural	Bodrabandha B
8	Bamhani	Rural	Kosmi
9	Bamhni	Rural	Dwartara
10	Barpani	Rural	Kothigaon
11	Bhainsamuda	Rural	Bhaisamuda
12	Bhaira	Rural	Nawapara(Bha)
13	Bharuamuda	Rural	Piparahi
14	Bharuwamuda	Rural	Bharwamuda
15	Bihawjhola	Rural	Madeli
16	Bijapal	Rural	Birnibahra
17	Birnibahara	Rural	Birnibahra
18	Birodar	Rural	Devri
19	Bodarabandha	Rural	Bodrabandha
20	Bodrabandha	Rural	Bodrabandha B
21	Boirbhadi	Rural	Kansinghi
22	Boirgaon	Rural	Paktiya
23	Boriajhar	Rural	Piparahi
24	Charouda	Rural	Charoda
25	Chhatarmadai	Rural	Pandaripani(Gond)
26	Chhatarpur	Rural	Semhra
27	Chhindoli	Rural	Pandaripani(Gond)
28	Chhura	Urban	Not applicable
29	Chitamada	Rural	Bhaisamuda
30	Churkidadar	Rural	Churkidadar
31	Dadargaon	Rural	Dadargaon (Purana)
32	Dadargaon	Rural	Dadargaon (New)
33	Danganbai	Rural	Hardi
34	Deogaon	Rural	Piparhattha
35	Deori	Rural	Devri
36	Deosara	Rural	Karchali
37	Dharampur	Rural	Kharkhara
38	Diona	Rural	Taurenga
39	Dulla	Rural	Dulla
40	Dumardih	Rural	Saragaon
41	Dwartara	Rural	Dwartara
42	Fingeshwari	Rural	Akalwara
43	Fulbahara	Rural	Dadargaon (New)
44	Gadaghat	Rural	Gadaghat
45	Gadikote	Urban	Not applicable
46	Gahanabahara	Rural	Rawad
47	Gaidabari	Rural	Gaidabri
48	Ghatkarra	Rural	Ghatkarra
49	Ghoghara	Rural	Patparpali
50	Ghotpani	Rural	Kothigaon
51	Gidhani	Rural	Khairjhiti
52	Gonbora	Rural	Devri
53	Gondalabahara	Rural	Gondalabahara
54	Hardi	Rural	Hardi
55	Hirabatar	Rural	Bharwamuda
56	Jalkipani	Rural	Churkidadar
57	Jamli	Rural	Jamli
58	Jargaon	Rural	Jargaon
59	Jatiatora	Rural	Bharwamuda
60	Jidar	Rural	Mudhipani
61	Junwani	Rural	Kanesar
62	Kachhardih	Rural	Patparpali
63	Kalmidadar	Rural	Dadargaon (New)
64	Kamraj	Rural	Pendra
65	Kandagadhi	Rural	Mongra
66	Kanesar	Rural	Kanesar
67	Kanfad	Rural	Mudhipani
68	Kansinghi	Rural	Kansinghi
69	Karchali	Rural	Karchali
70	Karidadar	Rural	Dadargaon (Purana)
71	Karkara	Rural	Karkara
72	Kasekera	Rural	Kasekera
73	Kashibahara	Rural	Bodrabandha B
74	Katakhusri	Rural	Seoni
75	Katjharia	Rural	Madeli
76	Kediama	Rural	Kanesar
77	Kenwatijhar	Rural	Kenwatijhar
78	Khadama	Rural	Khadma
79	Khairjhiti	Rural	Khairjhiti
80	Kharkhara	Rural	Kharkhara
81	Khatti	Rural	Lohghar
82	Khatti	Rural	Rajankatta
83	Khudiadih	Rural	Parsada Khurd
84	Khusrupali	Rural	Kusumbuda
85	Kodamal	Rural	Dadargaon (New)
86	Korasi	Rural	Karkara
87	Kosambuda	Rural	Kusumbuda
88	Kosampani	Rural	Gaidabri
89	Kosmi	Rural	Kosmi
90	Kothigaon	Rural	Kothigaon
91	Kudema	Rural	Birnibahra
92	Kuderadadar	Rural	Kuderadadar
93	Kukda	Rural	Kukda
94	Kumharamara	Rural	Sankara
95	Kurekera	Rural	Khadma
96	Kurud	Rural	Kurud
97	Kutena	Rural	Kutena
98	Ladabahara	Rural	Rawad
99	Lalpur	Rural	Tengnabasa
100	Lohjhar	Rural	Amethi
101	Lohjhar	Rural	Lohghar
102	Madeli	Rural	Madeli
103	Maliyar	Rural	Pendra
104	Matarbahara	Rural	Kenwatijhar
105	Medkidabari	Rural	Medkidabri
106	Mohtara	Rural	Bodrabandha
107	Mongara	Rural	Mongra
108	Mudagaon	Rural	Mudagaon
109	Mudhipani	Rural	Mudhipani
110	Murmura	Rural	Murmura
111	Naginbahara	Rural	Birnibahra
112	Nagjhar	Rural	Soridkhurd
113	Nagjhar	Rural	Ghatkarra
114	Nartora	Rural	Tonhidabri
115	Nawadih	Rural	Churkidadar
116	Nawapara	Rural	Nawapara(Bha)
117	Nawapara	Rural	Nawapara
118	Nawgai	Rural	Bhaisamuda
119	Onwa	Rural	Khairjhiti
120	Padaripanidih	Rural	Jargaon
121	Paktia	Rural	Paktiya
122	Palema	Rural	Dadargaon (New)
123	Pandripani	Rural	Kharkhara
124	Pandripanigod	Rural	Pandaripani(Gond)
125	Pandripanikamar	Rural	Bharwamuda
126	Panduka	Rural	Panduka
127	Parsada Khurd	Rural	Parsada Khurd
128	Parsapani	Rural	Kenwatijhar
129	Patharri	Rural	Nawapara
130	Patparpali	Rural	Patparpali
131	Patseoni	Rural	Patsivni
132	Pendra	Rural	Pendra
133	Phuljhar	Rural	Fuljhar
134	Piparahi	Rural	Piparahi
135	Piparchhedi	Rural	Piparchhedi
136	Piparhatta	Rural	Piparhattha
137	Pond	Rural	Pond
138	Rajankatta	Rural	Rajankatta
139	Rajpur	Rural	Seoni
140	Raksi	Rural	Tonhidabri
141	Ranipartewa	Rural	Ranipartewa
142	Rasela	Rural	Rasela
143	Rawanbhata	Rural	Tengnabasa
144	Raweli	Rural	Jargaon
145	Ruwad	Rural	Rawad
146	Sajapali	Rural	Sajapali
147	Sankara	Rural	Sankara
148	Saragaon	Rural	Saragaon
149	Sarkada	Rural	Sarkada
150	Seharapani	Rural	Pendra
151	Semhara	Rural	Semhra
152	Sendabahara	Rural	Semhra
153	Sendbahara	Rural	Tengnabasa
154	Seoni	Rural	Seoni
155	Sorid Kalan	Rural	Soridkhurd
156	Sorid Khurd	Rural	Soridkhurd
157	Surungpani	Rural	Medkidabri
158	Talesar	Rural	Gaidabri
159	Tawarenga	Rural	Taurenga
160	Tenganabhatha	Rural	Piparahi
161	Tengnabasa	Rural	Tengnabasa
162	Tengurapani	Rural	Gaidabri
163	Tenwari	Rural	Soridkhurd
164	Thuhapani	Rural	Kenwatijhar
165	Tilaidadar	Rural	Nawapara
166	Tilaidadar	Rural	Kharkhara
167	Tonhidabari	Rural	Tonhidabri
168	Vijaynagar	Rural	Patparpali
169	Vijaypur	Rural	Devri

Population of Chhura Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Chhura Tehsil has a total population of 1,16,330 people, consisting of 57,275 males and 59,055 females. There are 27,704 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 112 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,16,330	1,10,235	6,095
Male Population	57,275	54,268	3,007
Female Population	59,055	55,967	3,088
Total Households	27,704	26,241	1,463
Population Density	112 / km²	107 / km²	1,219 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 73,587 literate people and 16,211 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 7,690 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 56,278 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)	16,211	15,430	781
Literate Population	73,587	69,098	4,489
Illiterate Population	42,743	41,137	1,606
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	7,690	6,839	851
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	56,278	55,186	1,092

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)	Chhura (छुरा)
District	Gariyaband
State / UT	Chhattisgarh
Railway Station	Bhimkhoj
Total Area	1,035 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1031
Total Population (2011)	1,16,330
Density	112/km²
Total Villages	169

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