Baihar Tehsil - Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
Baihar is an administrative tehsil in the Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, 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 Dhapewara, while the nearest airport is Gondia Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 54.2 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 1,347 km², including 1,236.98 km² of rural area and 109.60 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 1027 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Baihar Tehsil
Baihar 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 | Agantara | Rural | Pondi( U) |
| 2 | Ajanpur | Rural | Patawa (F) |
| 3 | Alna | Rural | Alna |
| 4 | Amanala | Rural | Bithli(U) |
| 5 | Amgahan | Rural | Amgahan |
| 6 | Amgaon | Rural | Amgaon |
| 7 | Aramtola | Rural | Keolari |
| 8 | Arandi | Rural | Kugaon |
| 9 | Armi | Rural | Moharai (F) |
| 10 | Atarchuha | Rural | Amgahan |
| 11 | Atariya | Rural | Keolari |
| 12 | Bagchodi | Rural | Amgahan |
| 13 | Baihar | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 14 | Baihar Mal | Urban | Not applicable |
| 15 | Baihar Paschim | Urban | Not applicable |
| 16 | Baihar Uttar | Urban | Not applicable |
| 17 | Baijalpur | Rural | Sijora |
| 18 | Baldha | Rural | Navhi |
| 19 | Balgaon | Rural | Bhalapuri |
| 20 | Bamhni | Rural | Bamhani |
| 21 | Bamhni | Rural | Lud |
| 22 | Banna | Rural | Pipariya |
| 23 | Barwahi | Rural | Karwahi |
| 24 | Bhaiswahi | Rural | Pipariya |
| 25 | Bhalapuri | Rural | Bhalapuri |
| 26 | Bhanderi | Rural | Bhanderi |
| 27 | Bharda | Rural | Bamhani |
| 28 | Bhari | Rural | Amgaon |
| 29 | Bharri | Rural | Pondi |
| 30 | Bhimodi | Rural | Kohka |
| 31 | Bhurruk | Rural | Katangi (Bh) |
| 32 | Bijora | Rural | Mohbatta |
| 33 | Bilaikhar | Rural | Samariya (F) |
| 34 | Birwa | Rural | Birwa |
| 35 | Bithali Baihar | Rural | Patawa (F) |
| 36 | Bithli | Rural | Bithli(U) |
| 37 | Boda Mal. | Rural | Boda (M) |
| 38 | Boda Ryt. | Rural | Boda (M) |
| 39 | Bodkhi | Rural | Bithli(U) |
| 40 | Chartola | Rural | Pandutala |
| 41 | Chhatarpur Baihar | Rural | Patawa (F) |
| 42 | Chikhli | Rural | Bithli(U) |
| 43 | Daldala | Rural | Daldala |
| 44 | Deodongri | Rural | Pathari |
| 45 | Dewarbeli | Rural | Mendki |
| 46 | Dhaniya Jhor | Rural | Kugaon |
| 47 | Dheeri | Rural | Dhiri (F) |
| 48 | Dongariya | Rural | Latri |
| 49 | Dongariya | Rural | Samariya (F) |
| 50 | Dudwa | Rural | Hatta |
| 51 | Duglai | Rural | Bithli(U) |
| 52 | Ganjaisarra | Rural | Lahangakanhar |
| 53 | Garhi | Rural | Garhi |
| 54 | Garhpayali | Rural | Kandai |
| 55 | Ghorela | Rural | Bamhani |
| 56 | Ghuitola | Rural | Ghuitola |
| 57 | Ghursi Bohra | Rural | Dhiri (F) |
| 58 | Gogatola | Rural | Parsatola |
| 59 | Gohara | Rural | Gowara |
| 60 | Gowari | Rural | Gowari |
| 61 | Gurakhari | Rural | Kholwa |
| 62 | Harranala | Rural | Bithli(U) |
| 63 | Hatta | Rural | Hatta |
| 64 | Hirapur | Rural | Parsatola |
| 65 | Hirri | Rural | Lud |
| 66 | Jagla | Rural | Navhi |
| 67 | Jagta Tola | Urban | Not applicable |
| 68 | Jaitpuri | Rural | Jaitpuri (F) |
| 69 | Jalda | Rural | Navhi |
| 70 | Jaldidad | Rural | Gowara |
| 71 | Jangli Kheda | Rural | Ghuitola |
| 72 | Jara Tola | Rural | Jaitpuri (F) |
| 73 | Jatta Ryt. | Rural | Jatta ( Ryt) |
| 74 | Jatta Theke | Rural | Jatta ( Ryt) |
| 75 | Juwadi Tola | Rural | Jaitpuri (F) |
| 76 | Kandai | Rural | Kandai |
| 77 | Kandla | Rural | Kadla(F) |
| 78 | Kareli | Rural | Kareli |
| 79 | Karwahi | Rural | Karwahi |
| 80 | Katangdali | Rural | Bithli(U) |
| 81 | Katangi | Rural | Katangi (Bh) |
| 82 | Katangi | Rural | Katangi |
| 83 | Katega | Rural | Ghuitola |
| 84 | Keolari | Rural | Keolari |
| 85 | Khajara | Rural | Khajra |
| 86 | Khalaundi | Rural | Kadla(F) |
| 87 | Khirsadi | Rural | Amgahan |
| 88 | Kholwa | Rural | Kholwa |
| 89 | Khursipar | Rural | Sijora |
| 90 | Kinarda | Rural | Kinarda |
| 91 | Kiniya | Rural | Katangi (Bh) |
| 92 | Kohka | Rural | Kohka |
| 93 | Komo | Rural | Sijora |
| 94 | Kongewani | Rural | Lud |
| 95 | Koparo | Rural | Gowara |
| 96 | Korejhiri | Rural | Latri |
| 97 | Koyalikhapa | Rural | Koyalikhapa |
| 98 | Kugaon | Rural | Kugaon |
| 99 | Kukarra | Rural | Kukarra |
| 100 | Ladwa | Rural | Patawa (F) |
| 101 | Lahangakanhar | Rural | Lahangakanhar |
| 102 | Lapti | Rural | Mana |
| 103 | Latri | Rural | Latri |
| 104 | Limoti | Rural | Navhi |
| 105 | Linga | Rural | Ghuitola |
| 106 | Lud | Rural | Lud |
| 107 | Madi | Rural | Pathari |
| 108 | Mana | Rural | Mana |
| 109 | Mandwa | Rural | Latri |
| 110 | Manikpur | Rural | Pipariya |
| 111 | Mendki | Rural | Mendki |
| 112 | Mohbatta | Rural | Mohbatta |
| 113 | Mohgaon | Rural | Bamhani |
| 114 | Mohrai | Rural | Moharai (F) |
| 115 | Morenda | Rural | Dhiri (F) |
| 116 | Mowala | Rural | Mowala |
| 117 | Mukki | Rural | Bamhani |
| 118 | Mureida | Rural | Parshamu |
| 119 | Narangi | Rural | Sonpuri |
| 120 | Navhi | Rural | Navhi |
| 121 | Newargaon | Rural | Serpar |
| 122 | Niwas | Rural | Bhalapuri |
| 123 | Pachama | Rural | Daldala |
| 124 | Pandutala | Rural | Pandutala |
| 125 | Parsa Kheda | Rural | Bamhani |
| 126 | Parsamau | Rural | Parshamu |
| 127 | Parsatola | Rural | Parsatola |
| 128 | Pathari | Rural | Pathari |
| 129 | Patwa Baihar | Rural | Patawa (F) |
| 130 | Paundi | Rural | Pondi( U) |
| 131 | Pipariya | Rural | Pipariya |
| 132 | Pola | Rural | Kinarda |
| 133 | Pondi | Rural | Pondi |
| 134 | Rajma | Rural | Mowala |
| 135 | Ramhepur | Rural | Ramhepur |
| 136 | Ranwahi Baihar | Rural | Patawa (F) |
| 137 | Samariya | Rural | Samariya (F) |
| 138 | Sanjari | Rural | Hatta |
| 139 | Sarad | Rural | Lud |
| 140 | Sarekha | Rural | Karwahi |
| 141 | Semarkhedi | Rural | Moharai (F) |
| 142 | Serpar | Rural | Serpar |
| 143 | Sijora | Rural | Sijora |
| 144 | Sonpuri | Rural | Sonpuri |
| 145 | Sukadi | Rural | Patawa (F) |
| 146 | Sumerikheda | Rural | Gowari |
| 147 | Topla | Rural | Jaitpuri (F) |
| 148 | Tumdi Bhat | Urban | Not applicable |
| 149 | Umardehi | Rural | Kareli |
| 150 | Umarjhola | Rural | Patawa (F) |
Population of Baihar Tehsil
According to the 2011 Census, Baihar Tehsil had a total population of 2,84,352 people living in 63,910 households. The population comprised 1,40,250 males and 1,44,102 females, with an average population density of 211 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,84,352 | 2,33,526 | 50,826 |
| Male Population | 1,40,250 | 1,15,009 | 25,241 |
| Female Population | 1,44,102 | 1,18,517 | 25,585 |
| Total Households | 63,910 | 52,831 | 11,079 |
| Population Density | 211 / km² | 189 / km² | 464 / km² |
Baihar Tehsil had 1,65,455 literate people and 40,987 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 8,570 and 1,58,506 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 40,987 | 34,946 | 6,041 |
| Literate Population | 1,65,455 | 1,30,283 | 35,172 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,18,897 | 1,03,243 | 15,654 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 8,570 | 5,121 | 3,449 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 1,58,506 | 1,40,978 | 17,528 |
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.