Chhuriya Tehsil - Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

Chhuriya is an administrative tehsil in the Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Paniajob, while the nearest airport is Gondia Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 61.3 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 1,022 km², including 1,015.89 km² of rural area and 5.96 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 1037 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Chhuriya Tehsil

Chhuriya Tehsil has a total of 123 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	Aliwara	Rural	Aaliwara
2	Amgaon	Rural	Amgaon
3	Anko	Rural	Pendridih
4	Atra	Rural	Bhakurra
5	Bagdwar	Rural	Bagdwar
6	Bagnadi	Rural	Ghortalab
7	Bairagi Bhendi	Rural	Bairagibhedi
8	Bajrangpur	Rural	Gopalpur
9	Bakhru Tola	Rural	Nandiyakhurd
10	Bamhni Charbhatha	Rural	Bamhnicharbhata
11	Baniya Tola	Rural	Kallutola
12	Bapu Tola	Rural	Lalutola
13	Barchha Tola	Rural	Jhithratola
14	Bareth Tola	Rural	Jarhamahka
15	Belargondi	Rural	Belargondi
16	Bendadi	Rural	Bendadi
17	Bhakurra	Rural	Bhakurra
18	Bhandarpur	Rural	Bhandarpur
19	Bharri Tola	Rural	Bharritola
20	Bharri Tola	Rural	Bharitola A
21	Bhejra Tola	Rural	Gopalpur
22	Bholapur	Rural	Bholapur
23	Bicharpur	Rural	Pandrapani
24	Bijepar	Rural	Jhadikhairi
25	Bisahu Tola	Rural	Bhandarpur
26	Bital	Rural	Bital
27	Boirdeeh	Rural	Boirdeeh
28	Bucha Tola	Rural	Buchatola
29	Chabuknala	Rural	Ghortalab
30	Chandenidih	Urban	Not applicable
31	Chhita Kasa	Rural	Sitakasa
32	Chhuriya Dongri	Rural	Tipangarh
33	Chhuriyakala	Urban	Not applicable
34	Dama Banjari	Rural	Damabanjari
35	Dharmu Tola	Rural	Dharmutola
36	Diwan Tola	Rural	Bairagibhedi
37	Dumardeeh	Rural	Ghoghre
38	Dureebanjari	Rural	Damabanjari
39	Etameta	Rural	Buchatola
40	Fafamar	Rural	Fafamar
41	Gahirabhedi	Rural	Gahirabhedi
42	Gainda Tola	Rural	Gendatola
43	Gerughat	Rural	Gerughat
44	Ghodatalab	Rural	Ghortalab
45	Ghoghre	Rural	Ghoghre
46	Ghothiya	Rural	Ghotia
47	Ghupsal	Rural	Ghupsal (Chhu)
48	Gidhali	Rural	Pandrapani
49	Gidhwa Bhanwar	Rural	Amgaon
50	Gopalpur	Rural	Gopalpur
51	Haidalkodo	Rural	Haidalkodo
52	Halekosa	Rural	Halekosa
53	Hat Banjari	Rural	Damabanjari
54	Hetadkasa	Rural	Pandrapani
55	Jaising Tola	Rural	Jaisinghtola
56	Jaitgudra	Rural	Jaitgudra
57	Janakpur	Rural	Rangitola
58	Jangalpur	Rural	Sitakasa
59	Jarhamhaka	Rural	Jarhamahka
60	Jhadi Khairi	Rural	Jhadikhairi
61	Jhala Tola	Rural	Pandetola
62	Jhithra Tola	Rural	Jhithratola
63	Job	Rural	Job
64	Kallu Banjari	Rural	Kallubanjari
65	Kallu Tola	Rural	Kallutola
66	Kallu Tola	Rural	Dharmutola
67	Katenga Tola	Rural	Markaksa
68	Kesho Khairi	Rural	Tipangarh
69	Kesho Tola	Rural	Keshotola
70	Khaprabhat	Rural	Aaliwara
71	Khedepar	Rural	Bendadi
72	Khobha	Rural	Khobha
73	Khursipar	Rural	Khursipar
74	Kidkadi	Rural	Pandrapani
75	Kirgaha Tola	Rural	Purramtola
76	Kubradih	Rural	Ranitalab
77	Kuhi Kalan	Rural	Kuhikala
78	Kuhi Khurd	Rural	Kuhikala
79	Kumarra Chhuriya	Rural	Lammeta
80	Lalu Tola	Rural	Lalutola
81	Lammeta	Rural	Lammeta
82	Ludkabod	Rural	Metepar
83	Lulikasa	Rural	Fafamar
84	Magar Ghokhara	Rural	Magardhokhra
85	Maharajpur	Rural	Maharajpur
86	Maladongri	Rural	Bendadi
87	Markakasa	Rural	Markaksa
88	Masul	Rural	Masul
89	Masuljob	Rural	Pinkapar
90	Matekheda	Rural	Matekheda
91	Matiya	Urban	Not applicable
92	Metepar	Rural	Metepar
93	Mohgaon	Rural	Amgaon
94	Morkutum	Rural	Jaitgudra
95	Nagar Kohra	Rural	Nagarkohra
96	Nandiya Khurd	Rural	Nandiyakhurd
97	Nawagaon	Rural	Pinkapar
98	Padguda	Rural	Pandguda
99	Padram Tola	Rural	Keshotola
100	Pairi Tola	Rural	Bharritola
101	Pande Tola	Rural	Pandetola
102	Pandrapani	Rural	Pandrapani
103	Pandri Pathra	Rural	Gahirabhedi
104	Patakohra	Rural	Patekohara
105	Pendrideeh	Rural	Pendridih
106	Pinkapar	Rural	Pinkapar
107	Purram Tola	Rural	Purramtola
108	Rampur	Rural	Rampur
109	Ramtarai	Rural	Jaisinghtola
110	Rangi Tola	Rural	Rangitola
111	Rani Talab	Rural	Ranitalab
112	Ranipur Khadkhadi	Rural	Telinbandha
113	Riwa Tola	Rural	Magardhokhra
114	Sadak Banjari	Rural	Ranitalab
115	Sadak Chirchari	Rural	Sadakchirchar
116	Salhe Tola	Rural	Salhetola
117	Shikari Mahka	Rural	Shikarimahka
118	Shikari Tola	Rural	Shikaritola
119	Tekaharra	Rural	Ghotia
120	Telgaon	Rural	Khursipar
121	Telinbandha	Rural	Telinbandha
122	Tendu Tola	Rural	Boirdeeh
123	Tipangarh	Rural	Tipangarh

Population of Chhuriya Tehsil

According to the 2011 Census, Chhuriya Tehsil had a total population of 1,78,506 people living in 35,843 households. The population comprised 87,651 males and 90,855 females, with an average population density of 175 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,78,506	1,73,997	4,509
Male Population	87,651	85,360	2,291
Female Population	90,855	88,637	2,218
Total Households	35,843	34,809	1,034
Population Density	175 / km²	171 / km²	757 / km²

Chhuriya Tehsil had 1,14,843 literate people and 24,068 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 14,054 and 76,426 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	24,068	23,540	528
Literate Population	1,14,843	1,11,572	3,271
Illiterate Population	63,663	62,425	1,238
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	14,054	13,760	294
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	76,426	75,589	837

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)	Chhuriya (छुरिया)
District	Rajnandgaon
State / UT	Chhattisgarh
Railway Station	Paniajob
Total Area	1,022 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1037
Total Population (2011)	1,78,506
Density	175/km²
Total Villages	123

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