Kotma Tehsil - Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh

Kotma is an administrative tehsil in the Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Kotma is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Baihatola, while the nearest airport is Bilaspur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 117.0 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 848 km², including 799.68 km² rural area and 48.74 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 968 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kotma Tehsil

Kotma Tehsil has a total of 150 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	Amadand	Rural	Amadand
2	Bachhauli	Rural	Belgaon
3	Badikhar	Rural	Badikhar
4	Bagaiha Tola	Rural	Bagiyatola
5	Bagdumara	Rural	Shikarpur
6	Bahera Bandh	Rural	Baherabandh
7	Baherahatola	Rural	Chapani
8	Baiha Tola	Rural	Baihatola
9	Bandhwa Tola	Rural	Jarratola
10	Barbaspur	Rural	Chodi
11	Bargawan	Rural	Bagiyatola
12	Bartarai	Rural	Bartarai
13	Baskhala	Rural	Thodaha
14	Baskhali	Rural	Baskhali
15	Belgaon	Rural	Belgaon
16	Beliya Badi	Rural	Beliya Badi
17	Beliya Chhot	Rural	Beliya Chhot
18	Benibahara	Rural	Benibahra
19	Bhad	Rural	Bhad
20	Bhagta	Urban	Not applicable
21	Bhalmudi	Rural	Umarda
22	Bhalmudi	Rural	Semra
23	Bhalwahi	Rural	Bartarai
24	Bhathadand	Rural	Bhatadand
25	Bhathisarai	Rural	Tanki
26	Bhedwa Tola	Rural	Badikhar
27	Bhuila	Rural	Sajatola
28	Bicharpur	Rural	Vicharpur
29	Bijaha Tola	Rural	Chhulha
30	Bijuri	Urban	Not applicable
31	Bodri	Rural	Jarratola
32	Budhanpur	Rural	Budhanpur
33	Chaka	Rural	Reusa
34	Chandrauthi	Rural	Umarda
35	Changeri	Rural	Changeri
36	Chapani	Rural	Chapani
37	Chatha Tola	Rural	Deogawan
38	Chhatai	Rural	Majhauli
39	Chhidmidi	Rural	Badikhar
40	Chhulha	Rural	Saranggarh
41	Chhulha Tola	Rural	Chhulha
42	Chondi	Rural	Chodi
43	Chukan	Rural	Chukan
44	Dadai Bahra	Rural	Sohi Belha
45	Daldal	Rural	Jarratola
46	Daldal	Urban	Not applicable
47	Darsagar	Rural	Darsagar
48	Deogawan	Rural	Deogawan
49	Dhanoli	Rural	Sohi Belha
50	Dhawai Tola	Rural	Sajatola
51	Dhumkahai	Rural	Vicharpur
52	Dogara Tola	Rural	Bagiyatola
53	Dogariya Kalan	Rural	Dongariya Kalan
54	Dogariya Khurd	Rural	Dongariya Kalan
55	Dulhi Bandh	Rural	Godaru
56	Fulkona	Rural	Fulkona
57	Gadhi	Rural	Vicharpur
58	Gambhirwa Tola	Rural	Darsagar
59	Ghochimuda	Rural	Belgaon
60	Godaroo	Rural	Godaru
61	Gohandra (Gohdara)	Rural	Goindra
62	Goinda	Urban	Not applicable
63	Gulidand	Rural	Gulidand
64	Harri	Rural	Katkona
65	Jalsar	Rural	Benibahra
66	Jamudi	Rural	Ura
67	Jamuniha	Rural	Jmuniha
68	Jarra Tola	Rural	Jarratola
69	Jharokha	Rural	Vicharpur
70	Jogi Tola	Rural	Deogawan
71	Kalyanpur	Urban	Not applicable
72	Kamran Tola	Rural	Urtan
73	Kanai Tola	Rural	Belgaon
74	Kanwahi	Rural	Khodri No.1
75	Katkona	Rural	Katkona
76	Kenapara	Urban	Not applicable
77	Keshori	Rural	Godaru
78	Khamraudh	Rural	Khamhroundh
79	Khodari	Rural	Khodri No.2
80	Kholadhi	Rural	Khodri No.1
81	Korja	Urban	Not applicable
82	Korya	Rural	Bhatadand
83	Kothi	Rural	Kothi
84	Kotma	Urban	Not applicable
85	Kudri	Rural	Thangaon
86	Kuhka	Rural	Khodri No.2
87	Kyontar	Rural	Bhatadand
88	Lahsui	Urban	Not applicable
89	Lalpur	Rural	Silpur
90	Lama Tola	Rural	Lamatola
91	Ledra	Rural	Jmuniha
92	Lodhi	Rural	Saddi
93	Lohsara	Urban	Not applicable
94	Majhauli	Rural	Majhauli
95	Majholi	Rural	Nimha
96	Majhtoliya	Rural	Umarda
97	Majhtoliya-1	Rural	Pondi
98	Majhtoliya-2	Rural	Pondi
99	Manmari	Rural	Goindra
100	Mauhari	Rural	Baskhali
101	Mentola	Rural	Baihatola
102	Mlaga	Rural	Malga
103	Mouhari	Urban	Not applicable
104	Nagarabandh	Rural	Beliya Chhot
105	Nakti Tola	Rural	Reuda
106	Nawatola	Rural	Pairichhua
107	Nigwani	Rural	Nigwani
108	Nimha	Rural	Benibahra
109	Nimha	Rural	Nimha
110	Pachkhura	Rural	Khamhroundh
111	Padri Tola	Rural	Piprha
112	Padripani	Rural	Bartarai
113	Padripani	Urban	Not applicable
114	Pairichuwa	Rural	Pairichhua
115	Pakariha Tola	Rural	Chhulha
116	Pakariya	Rural	Pakariya
117	Pakariya	Rural	Lamatola
118	Pakriha	Rural	Umarda
119	Parsapani	Rural	Reuda
120	Pathraudi	Rural	Patharudi
121	Payari	Rural	Payari No.1
122	Pejha Tola	Rural	Piprha
123	Pipariya	Rural	Majhauli
124	Pipariya	Rural	Pipariya
125	Pipariya	Rural	Chodi
126	Pipraha	Rural	Piprha
127	Pondi	Rural	Pondi
128	Raja Kachhar	Rural	Jmuniha
129	Reula	Rural	Reula
130	Reunda	Rural	Reuda
131	Reusa	Rural	Reusa
132	Saddi	Rural	Saddi
133	Saja Tola	Rural	Sajatola
134	Sakola	Rural	Sakola
135	Samnatola	Urban	Not applicable
136	Saranggarh	Rural	Saranggarh
137	Saristal	Rural	Umarda
138	Semra	Rural	Semra
139	Sigudi	Urban	Not applicable
140	Sikarpur	Rural	Shikarpur
141	Silpur	Rural	Silpur
142	Sohibelha	Rural	Sohi Belha
143	Suidand	Rural	Khodri No.1
144	Tanki	Rural	Tanki
145	Tarsili	Rural	Gulidand
146	Thangaon	Rural	Thangaon
147	Thodaha (Dhodaha)	Rural	Thodaha
148	Umarda	Rural	Umarda
149	Ura	Rural	Ura
150	Urtan	Rural	Urtan

Population of Kotma Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Kotma Tehsil has a total population of 1,20,533 people, consisting of 61,234 males and 59,299 females. There are 27,538 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 142 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,20,533	58,147	62,386
Male Population	61,234	28,943	32,291
Female Population	59,299	29,204	30,095
Total Households	27,538	14,419	13,119
Population Density	142 / km²	73 / km²	1,280 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 77,172 literate people and 16,325 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 14,407 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 33,992 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)	16,325	8,816	7,509
Literate Population	77,172	32,601	44,571
Illiterate Population	43,361	25,546	17,815
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	14,407	7,528	6,879
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	33,992	23,186	10,806

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)	Kotma (कोतमा)
District	Anuppur
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Baihatola
Total Area	848 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	968
Total Population (2011)	1,20,533
Density	142/km²
Total Villages	150

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