Rajnandgaon Tehsil - Chhattisgarh

Rajnandgaon is an administrative tehsil in the Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Rajnandgaon is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Parmalkasa, while the nearest airport is Raipur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 54.2 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 745 km², including 669.23 km² rural area and 76.05 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 994 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Rajnandgaon Tehsil

Rajnandgaon Tehsil has a total of 116 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	Achanakpur	Rural	Achanakpur Bhatapara
2	Alikhunta	Rural	Ranitarai
3	Anjora	Rural	Anjora
4	Arla	Rural	Arla
5	Baghera	Rural	Baghera
6	Bagtarai	Rural	Bagtarai
7	Baiga Tola	Rural	Baigatola
8	Bajrangpur Nawagaon	Urban	Not applicable
9	Bamhni	Rural	Bamhni
10	Bankal	Rural	Bankal
11	Barga	Rural	Barga
12	Bargahi	Rural	Dharmapur
13	Basula	Rural	Basula
14	Beltikri	Rural	Kumhalori
15	Bhanpuri	Rural	Bahnpuri
16	Bhanwar Mara	Rural	Bhawarmara
17	Bharregaon	Rural	Bhrregaon
18	Bhatagaon	Rural	Bhatagaon
19	Bhedi Kalan	Rural	Bhedikala
20	Bhondiya	Rural	Dhodhiya
21	Bhothipar Kalan	Rural	Mahrajpur
22	Bhothipar Khurd	Rural	Bhothiparkhurd
23	Birejhar	Rural	Magarlota
24	Boirdeeh	Rural	Boirdih
25	Bori	Rural	Bori
26	Buchi Bharda	Rural	Arla
27	Bundeli Kalan	Rural	Domhatola
28	Bundeli Khurd	Rural	Dhaurabhata
29	Chaweli	Rural	Khaparikhurd
30	Chikhli	Urban	Not applicable
31	Danganiya	Rural	Talai
32	Daragaon	Rural	Rengakathera
33	Dewada	Rural	Dewada
34	Dhaba	Urban	Not applicable
35	Dhamansara	Rural	Dhamansara
36	Dhangaon	Rural	Dhangaon
37	Dharamapur	Rural	Dharmapur
38	Dhaurabhatha	Rural	Dhaurabhata
39	Dhiri	Rural	Dheeri
40	Dhodiya	Rural	Dhodhiya
41	Dilapahari	Rural	Dilapahri
42	Domha Tola	Rural	Domhatola
43	Dumardeeh Kalan	Rural	Dumardihkala
44	Era	Rural	Ira
45	Farhad	Rural	Thekwa
46	Fuljhar	Rural	Fuljhar(F)
47	Gadhula	Rural	Gathula
48	Gatapar	Rural	Bagtarai
49	Hardi	Urban	Not applicable
50	Indamara	Rural	Indamara
51	Indawani	Rural	Indawani
52	Janglesar	Rural	Janglesar
53	Jhuradabri	Rural	Murhipar
54	Joratarai	Rural	Joratarai(M)
55	Joratarai	Rural	Joratarai (B)
56	Kakrel	Rural	Kakrel
57	Kanharpuri	Urban	Not applicable
58	Kanketra	Rural	Kanketara
59	Kaurinbhantha	Urban	Not applicable
60	Khaira	Rural	Khaira®
61	Khairjhiti	Rural	Khairjhiti
62	Khapri Kalan	Rural	Khaparikala
63	Khapri Khurd	Rural	Khaparikhurd
64	Khutari	Rural	Khuteri
65	Kopedeeh	Rural	Kopedih
66	Kotrabhatha	Rural	Kotrabatha
67	Kumhalori	Rural	Kumhalori
68	Kusmi	Rural	Parrikhurd
69	Lakholi	Urban	Not applicable
70	Litiya	Rural	Litiya
71	Magarlota	Rural	Magarlota
72	Maharajpur	Rural	Mahrajpur
73	Makranpur	Rural	Khaparikala
74	Malpuri	Rural	Mudpar (M)
75	Mangata	Rural	Mangata
76	Manki	Unmapped	Manki
77	Mauhabhata	Rural	Kakrel
78	Mohaba	Rural	Singpur
79	Mohad	Urban	Not applicable
80	Mohara	Urban	Not applicable
81	Mokhla	Rural	Mokhala
82	Motipur	Urban	Not applicable
83	Mudhipar	Rural	Murhipar
84	Mudpar	Rural	Mudpar (M)
85	Nandai	Urban	Not applicable
86	Nawagaon	Rural	Nawagaon
87	Padumtara	Rural	Padumtara
88	Paneka	Rural	Paneka
89	Parewadeeh	Rural	Tumadilewa
90	Parmalkasa	Unmapped	Parmalkasa
91	Parri Kalan	Rural	Parrikala
92	Parri Khurd	Rural	Parrikhurd
93	Pendri	Urban	Not applicable
94	Pharhad	Rural	Pharhad
95	Rajnandgaon	Urban	Not applicable
96	Ranitarai	Rural	Ranitarai
97	Raweli	Rural	Khaira®
98	Renga Kathera	Rural	Rengakathera
99	Rewadih	Urban	Not applicable
100	Riwagahan	Rural	Aurda
101	Sankra	Rural	Sankra
102	Semhra Daihan	Rural	Dumardihkala
103	Singdai	Urban	Not applicable
104	Singhola	Rural	Singhola
105	Singpur	Rural	Singpur
106	Somni	Rural	Somni
107	Sukul Daihan	Rural	Sukuldalhan
108	Sundra	Rural	Siundra
109	Surgi	Rural	Surgi
110	Tendesara	Rural	Tedesara
111	Thakur Tola	Rural	Thakurtola
112	Thekwa	Rural	Thekwa
113	Tilai	Rural	Talai
114	Toran Katta	Rural	Torankatta
115	Tumdi Lewa	Rural	Tumadilewa
116	Usaribod	Rural	Usaribod

Population of Rajnandgaon Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Rajnandgaon Tehsil has a total population of 3,63,352 people, consisting of 1,82,141 males and 1,81,211 females. There are 76,395 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 488 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	3,63,352	2,00,238	1,63,114
Male Population	1,82,141	1,00,212	81,929
Female Population	1,81,211	1,00,026	81,185
Total Households	76,395	41,177	35,218
Population Density	488 / km²	299 / km²	2,145 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 2,58,491 literate people and 46,828 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 45,587 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 22,581 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)	46,828	27,898	18,930
Literate Population	2,58,491	1,33,301	1,25,190
Illiterate Population	1,04,861	66,937	37,924
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	45,587	24,886	20,701
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	22,581	13,239	9,342

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)	Rajnandgaon (राजनांदगांव)
District	Rajnandgaon
State / UT	Chhattisgarh
Railway Station	Parmalkasa
Total Area	745 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	994
Total Population (2011)	3,63,352
Density	488/km²
Total Villages	116

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