Athner Tehsil - Betul, Madhya Pradesh

Athner is an administrative tehsil in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Athner is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Pala, while the nearest airport is Akola Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 100.0 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 941 km², including 937.45 km² rural area and 3.50 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 967 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Athner Tehsil

Athner Tehsil has a total of 115 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	Akkalwadi	Rural	Akkalwadi
2	Amadhana (Chima)	Rural	Gargud Ryt
3	Ambada	Rural	Ambada
4	Andher Baodi	Rural	Anderbawadi
5	Ankhedi	Rural	Dhabona
6	Ashti	Rural	Asti
7	Athner	Unmapped	Not applicable
8	Babarya	Rural	Pandurna
9	Babjai	Rural	Dayawani
10	Bagwani	Rural	Satalkund
11	Bairam Dhana	Rural	Kawala Ryt
12	Bakud	Rural	Bakud
13	Balkheda (Walkheda)	Rural	Belkund
14	Barkhed	Rural	Barkheda
15	Belkund	Rural	Belkund
16	Bhainsaghat	Rural	Rajola
17	Bhiwapur	Rural	Koyalari Ryt
18	Bhuskum	Rural	Wadali
19	Bijasani	Rural	Musakhedi
20	Borpani	Rural	Borpani
21	Bothi	Rural	Bothi
22	Bothiya Malgujari	Rural	Anderbawadi
23	Bothiya Raiyat	Rural	Anderbawadi
24	Charghati	Rural	Khairwada
25	Chhindwad	Rural	Morudhana
26	Chhindwad Sawasan	Rural	Gondigogra
27	Chich Kumbh	Rural	Kelbehara
28	Chichpati	Rural	Khairwada
29	Chougarh	Rural	Akkalwadi
30	Dabhona	Rural	Dhabona
31	Dahegud	Rural	Dehghud
32	Dhamori	Rural	Dhamori
33	Dhanora	Rural	Dhanora
34	Dhanori	Rural	Dhanori
35	Dhaodi	Rural	Temni
36	Dharul	Rural	Mani
37	Dhaypani	Rural	Dayawani
38	Dhondkheda	Rural	Pandurna
39	Gadaradhana	Rural	Hidali
40	Garadehi	Rural	Asti
41	Gargud Raiyat	Rural	Gargud Ryt
42	Gaulkheda Viran	Rural	Sawangi
43	Ghodangadhana	Rural	Koyalari Ryt
44	Gohanda	Rural	Borpani
45	Gokhalapur (Gokhalpur)	Rural	Dhabona
46	Gondi Ghogra	Rural	Gondigogra
47	Gujarmal	Rural	Gujarmal
48	Gunkhed	Rural	Gunkheda
49	Hidli	Rural	Hidali
50	Hiradehi	Rural	Kelbehara
51	Hiwra	Rural	Hiwara
52	Jamapati	Rural	Barkheda
53	Jamapati (Viran)	Rural	Kelbehara
54	Jamgaon	Rural	Hiwara
55	Jamnya Viran	Rural	Bakud
56	Jamthi	Rural	Dhamori
57	Jaora	Rural	Jawara
58	Jhiri (Viran)	Rural	Mani
59	Junawani	Rural	Borpani
60	Kabla Raiyat	Rural	Kawala Ryt
61	Kelbehra	Rural	Kelbehara
62	Khairi	Rural	Suki
63	Khairwada	Rural	Khairwada
64	Khapa	Rural	Yenkheda
65	Khatagadadhana	Rural	Dhanori
66	Khodari	Rural	Rajola
67	Kokadhana	Rural	Bothi
68	Kopra	Rural	Akkalwadi
69	Koylari Raiyat	Rural	Koyalari Ryt
70	Lalkhedi	Rural	Umari
71	Lopaidhana	Rural	Akkalwadi
72	Majare Ghogra	Rural	Barkheda
73	Mandhvi	Rural	Mandavi
74	Mani	Rural	Mani
75	Matka	Rural	Dayawani
76	Mendha Chhindwad	Rural	Mendachhindwad
77	Morudhana	Rural	Morudhana
78	Musakhedi	Rural	Musakhedi
79	Nadha	Rural	Mani
80	Natthudhana Ryt	Rural	Ambada
81	Navinambada	Rural	Ambada
82	Nayegav	Rural	Dehghud
83	Nirgudadhana	Rural	Musakhedi
84	Pachbad Viran	Rural	Bakud
85	Palaspani	Rural	Rajola
86	Panbehra	Rural	Panbehara
87	Pandhurna	Rural	Pandurna
88	Pandol	Rural	Umari
89	Pat (Bhuikundi)	Rural	Mani
90	Patada	Rural	Temni
91	Patra	Rural	Pandurna
92	Pipaldari	Rural	Dhabona
93	Plaspani	Rural	Morudhana
94	Pusli	Rural	Pusali
95	Rabdya	Rural	Koyalari Ryt
96	Rajola	Rural	Rajola
97	Renkakhapa	Rural	Bakud
98	Salaidhana	Rural	Rajola
99	Satkund Raiyat	Rural	Satalkund
100	Satner	Rural	Sathner
101	Sawangi	Rural	Sawangi
102	Seridhana	Rural	Panbehara
103	Siwanpat	Rural	Musakhedi
104	Sonora	Rural	Belkund
105	Suki Raiyat	Rural	Suki
106	Sukwa	Rural	Morudhana
107	Tanki	Rural	Dayawani
108	Tembhurni	Rural	Temurani
109	Temni	Rural	Temni
110	Thani	Rural	Gujarmal
111	Theska	Rural	Morudhana
112	Tipnapur	Rural	Dhanori
113	Umari	Rural	Umari
114	Wadali	Rural	Wadali
115	Yenkheda	Rural	Yenkheda

Population of Athner Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Athner Tehsil has a total population of 1,06,793 people, consisting of 54,283 males and 52,510 females. There are 22,674 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 113 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,06,793	94,878	11,915
Male Population	54,283	48,292	5,991
Female Population	52,510	46,586	5,924
Total Households	22,674	20,039	2,635
Population Density	113 / km²	101 / km²	3,404 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 61,742 literate people and 14,162 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 7,859 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 51,063 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)	14,162	12,691	1,471
Literate Population	61,742	52,798	8,944
Illiterate Population	45,051	42,080	2,971
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	7,859	6,702	1,157
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	51,063	50,425	638

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)	Athner (आठनेर)
District	Betul
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Pala
Total Area	941 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	967
Total Population (2011)	1,06,793
Density	113/km²
Total Villages	115

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