Chanderi Tehsil - Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh

Chanderi is an administrative tehsil in the Ashoknagar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Chanderi is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Pipraigaon, while the nearest airport is Raja Bhoj International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 139.2 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 1,015 km², including 1,000.13 km² rural area and 14.87 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 905 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Chanderi Tehsil

Chanderi 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	Amjhera	Rural	Amjhera
2	Badera	Rural	Badera
3	Bajana	Rural	Bari
4	Bamor Hurra	Rural	Churari
5	Baniya Dhana	Rural	Godhan
6	Bankalpur	Rural	Bankalpur
7	Barai	Rural	Bankalpur
8	Barana	Rural	Khagal
9	Bari	Rural	Bari
10	Barodiya Pachhar	Rural	Thubon
11	Beethala	Rural	Maholi
12	Behati	Rural	Soter
13	Bendipur	Rural	Dewal Kho
14	Bhandree	Rural	Piprod
15	Bhatija	Rural	Sona
16	Bhojpur	Rural	Bankalpur
17	Budhawali	Rural	Dewal Kho
18	Budhi Chanderi	Rural	Mohanpur
19	Chak Khanpur	Rural	Muradpur
20	Chak Singhpur	Rural	Godhan
21	Chakchhapara	Rural	Dungasra
22	Chakeri	Rural	Dungasra
23	Chakk Badera	Rural	Badera
24	Chakk Jarsal	Rural	Jarsal
25	Chanderi	Urban	Not applicable
26	Chhapara	Rural	Dungasra
27	Chimla	Rural	Maholi
28	Churari	Rural	Churari
29	Dabiya	Rural	Dewal Kho
30	Danga Bairasiya	Rural	Maholi
31	Deokani	Rural	Sona
32	Dewla Kho	Rural	Dewal Kho
33	Dhimroli	Rural	Godhan
34	Dinola	Rural	Hirawal
35	Dungasara	Rural	Dungasra
36	Fatehabad	Urban	Not applicable
37	Ghosi Dhana	Rural	Dungasra
38	Godhan	Rural	Godhan
39	Gora Kalan	Rural	Gorakala
40	Gora Seharai	Rural	Nayakhera
41	Halanpur	Rural	Nayakhera
42	Hasari	Rural	Khera
43	Hinotiya	Rural	Dewal Kho
44	Hirawal	Rural	Hirawal
45	Imaliya Chanderi	Rural	Singpur Chalda
46	Jalalpur	Rural	Amjhera
47	Jamusar	Rural	Amjhera
48	Jarsal	Rural	Jarsal
49	Kadrana	Rural	Kadrana
50	Kanawata	Rural	Kanawata
51	Kanwapoh	Rural	Singpur Chalda
52	Karmai	Rural	Kadrana
53	Katakheda Chanderi	Rural	Khagal
54	Kawaripur	Rural	Godhan
55	Khagal	Rural	Khagal
56	Khaira	Rural	Khera
57	Khairi	Rural	Sakwara
58	Khakron	Rural	Khagal
59	Khanpur Chanderi	Rural	Khanpur
60	Khyawada	Rural	Piprod
61	Kirraya	Rural	Lidhora
62	Koopgarh	Rural	Maholi
63	Kotara	Rural	Nanakpur
64	Kunwarpur	Rural	Nanakpur
65	Kurwasa	Rural	Nawani
66	Ladaiya Kheda	Rural	Soter
67	Lidhora Khurd	Rural	Singpur Chalda
68	Lidhora Munjapta	Rural	Lidhora
69	Ludhaya	Rural	Khagal
70	Madroli	Rural	Vikrampur
71	Maholi	Rural	Maholi
72	Mala Kheda	Rural	Sona
73	Mitha Kheda	Rural	Mithakheda
74	Mogara	Rural	Singpur Chalda
75	Mohanpur Chanderi	Rural	Mohanpur
76	Mohanpur Sehari	Rural	Dewal Kho
77	Muradpur	Rural	Muradpur
78	Naderi	Rural	Naderi
79	Nagawar	Rural	Vikrampur
80	Nanakpur	Rural	Nanakpur
81	Naron	Rural	Singpur Chalda
82	Nawni	Rural	Nawani
83	Naya Kheda	Rural	Nayakhera
84	Neemkheda	Rural	Surel
85	Nidanpur	Rural	Godhan
86	Pagra	Rural	Lidhora
87	Pahadpur	Rural	Lidhora
88	Pancham Nagar	Rural	Amjhera
89	Pandri Chanderi	Rural	Godhan
90	Piporoda	Rural	Badera
91	Piprod	Rural	Piprod
92	Pranpur	Rural	Pranpura
93	Rakhatera	Rural	Piprod
94	Ramnagar	Rural	Ramnagar
95	Rudrapur	Rural	Godhan
96	Sakwara	Rural	Sakwara
97	Salaiya	Rural	Amjhera
98	Sangampur	Rural	Piprod
99	Saray	Rural	Ramnagar
100	Sarsela	Rural	Mithakheda
101	Satpaiya	Rural	Kadrana
102	Shankarpur	Rural	Amjhera
103	Singhpur Chalada	Rural	Singpur Chalda
104	Singhpur Tal	Rural	Godhan
105	Sirsod	Rural	Sirsod
106	Sona	Rural	Sona
107	Soter	Rural	Soter
108	Suguruwa	Rural	Singpur Chalda
109	Sunpura Muhal	Rural	Surel
110	Surel	Rural	Surel
111	Tagari	Rural	Dewal Kho
112	Tanda Chanderi	Rural	Khanpur
113	Thobon	Rural	Thubon
114	Toda	Rural	Toda
115	Umariya Chanderi	Rural	Sona
116	Vikrampur	Rural	Vikrampur

Population of Chanderi Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Chanderi Tehsil has a total population of 1,58,330 people, consisting of 83,079 males and 75,251 females. There are 34,114 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 156 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,58,330	1,25,249	33,081
Male Population	83,079	65,757	17,322
Female Population	75,251	59,492	15,759
Total Households	34,114	27,445	6,669
Population Density	156 / km²	125 / km²	2,225 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 82,638 literate people and 27,124 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 26,036 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 25,116 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)	27,124	22,665	4,459
Literate Population	82,638	59,946	22,692
Illiterate Population	75,692	65,303	10,389
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	26,036	18,418	7,618
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	25,116	23,459	1,657

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)	Chanderi (चन्देरी)
District	Ashoknagar
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Pipraigaon
Total Area	1,015 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	905
Total Population (2011)	1,58,330
Density	156/km²
Total Villages	116

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