Multai Tehsil - Betul, Madhya Pradesh
Multai 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. Multai is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Multai, while the nearest airport is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 87.1 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 1,810 km², including 1,799.70 km² rural area and 10.59 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 970 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Multai Tehsil
Multai Tehsil has a total of 146 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 | Aamadoh | Rural | Semjhira |
| 2 | Amabagholi (Abba Bagholi) | Rural | Divtiya |
| 3 | Badegaon | Rural | Temjhira -B |
| 4 | Bagholi Buzurg | Rural | Bagholi Bujurg |
| 5 | Bandiya Khapa | Rural | Bandayakhapa |
| 6 | Banoor | Rural | Banoor |
| 7 | Barai | Rural | Barai |
| 8 | Barkhed | Rural | Barkhed |
| 9 | Bhaisadand | Rural | Bhaisadand |
| 10 | Bhilai | Rural | Bhilai |
| 11 | Bichhwa (Hardoli) | Rural | Chouthiya |
| 12 | Bothiya | Rural | Bothiya |
| 13 | Bukakhedi | Rural | Paradsingh |
| 14 | Buyalkhapa | Rural | Bhaisadand |
| 15 | Chainpur | Rural | Malegaon |
| 16 | Chandora Khurd | Rural | Chandora Khurd |
| 17 | Chhindi | Rural | Chhindi |
| 18 | Chikhali Kalan | Rural | Chikhali Kala |
| 19 | Chikhalkhapa | Rural | Sandiya |
| 20 | Chikhli Khurd | Rural | Chikhali Khurd |
| 21 | Chouthiya | Rural | Chouthiya |
| 22 | Dahargaon | Rural | Hatnapur |
| 23 | Dahua | Rural | Dahua |
| 24 | Dahua Naya | Rural | Dahua |
| 25 | Dahuaadhana | Rural | Dahua |
| 26 | Datora | Rural | Datora |
| 27 | Dehgud | Rural | Pisata |
| 28 | Deori | Rural | Deori |
| 29 | Dharni | Rural | Jambadi |
| 30 | Divtiya | Rural | Divtiya |
| 31 | Dob | Rural | Lendagondi |
| 32 | Doldhana | Rural | Ghatpipariya |
| 33 | Dongarpur | Rural | Sabadi |
| 34 | Dunai | Rural | Dunava |
| 35 | Dunawa | Rural | Dunava |
| 36 | Gangai | Rural | Sarai |
| 37 | Gaula | Rural | Goula |
| 38 | Ghatpipariya Naya | Rural | Ghatpipariya |
| 39 | Ghatpipriya | Rural | Ghatpipariya |
| 40 | Gopaltalai | Rural | Jamgaon |
| 41 | Hardoli (Bujurg) | Rural | Malegaon |
| 42 | Harna Khedi | Rural | Khateda Kalan |
| 43 | Hatnapur (Hathnapur) | Rural | Hatnapur |
| 44 | Heti | Rural | Heti |
| 45 | Hetikhapa | Rural | Bhilai |
| 46 | Hirakhapa | Rural | Jamgaon |
| 47 | Hiwara | Rural | Khairwani |
| 48 | Human Behara | Rural | Junapani |
| 49 | Jam | Rural | Jam |
| 50 | Jambada | Rural | Sonora |
| 51 | Jambadi | Rural | Jambadi |
| 52 | Jamgaon | Rural | Jamgaon |
| 53 | Jamgaon | Rural | Khediramosi |
| 54 | Jamthi | Rural | Moharkheda |
| 55 | Jhirikhapa | Rural | Bothiya |
| 56 | Joulkheda | Rural | Joulkheda |
| 57 | Junapani | Rural | Junapani |
| 58 | Junapani (Aser) | Rural | Ubhariya |
| 59 | Kamath | Rural | Chikhali Khurd |
| 60 | Kanha Bagholi | Rural | Divtiya |
| 61 | Kanha Khapa | Rural | Kanhakhapa |
| 62 | Kapasiya | Rural | Kapasiya |
| 63 | Karajgaon | Rural | Pisata |
| 64 | Karpa | Rural | Karpa |
| 65 | Khad Amla | Rural | Sonora |
| 66 | Khadakwar | Rural | Khadakwar |
| 67 | Khairwani | Rural | Khairwani |
| 68 | Khalla | Rural | Sonogaon |
| 69 | Khapa | Rural | Banoor |
| 70 | Khapa Umariya | Rural | Heti |
| 71 | Kharsali | Rural | Chouthiya |
| 72 | Khatda Kalan | Rural | Khateda Kalan |
| 73 | Khedi Badshahi | Rural | Temjhira -B |
| 74 | Khedi Bujurg | Rural | Junapani |
| 75 | Khedi Kondba | Rural | Temjhira -B |
| 76 | Khedicourt | Rural | Khedi Court |
| 77 | Kolhiya | Rural | Malegaon |
| 78 | Kundai | Rural | Bothiya |
| 79 | Kutkhedi | Rural | Lihada |
| 80 | Lakhapur | Rural | Kapasiya |
| 81 | Lendagondi | Rural | Lendagondi |
| 82 | Lihada | Rural | Lihada |
| 83 | Mahatpur | Rural | Mahatpur |
| 84 | Mahilawadi | Rural | Deori |
| 85 | Malegaon | Rural | Malegaon |
| 86 | Malol Khapa | Rural | Bhaisadand |
| 87 | Mathani | Rural | Mathani |
| 88 | Mayawadi | Rural | Mayawadi |
| 89 | Moharkheda | Rural | Moharkheda |
| 90 | Mohi | Rural | Mohi |
| 91 | Multai | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 92 | Mundapar | Rural | Ghatpipariya |
| 93 | Musakhapa | Rural | Dunava |
| 94 | Nagarcot | Rural | Mohi |
| 95 | Nagdhana | Rural | Moharkheda |
| 96 | Nainadehi | Rural | Joulkheda |
| 97 | Nandbohi | Rural | Lendagondi |
| 98 | Nimanwada | Rural | Nimanwada |
| 99 | Nirgud | Rural | Nirgod |
| 100 | Paradsinga | Rural | Paradsingh |
| 101 | Parasthani | Rural | Parsatani |
| 102 | Parbiroly | Rural | Khadakwar |
| 103 | Paregaon | Rural | Valani |
| 104 | Parmandal | Rural | Parmandal |
| 105 | Pata Kheda | Rural | Ubhariya |
| 106 | Pipariya | Rural | Pipriya |
| 107 | Pisata | Rural | Pisata |
| 108 | Pohar | Rural | Pohar |
| 109 | Pouni | Rural | Pouni |
| 110 | Raiseda | Rural | Bothiya |
| 111 | Ranmochan | Rural | Sandiya |
| 112 | Rawa | Rural | Goula |
| 113 | Ridhora | Rural | Ridhora |
| 114 | Sabdi | Rural | Sabadi |
| 115 | Saikheda | Rural | Saikheda |
| 116 | Sandiya | Rural | Sandiya |
| 117 | Sandriya | Rural | Chhindi |
| 118 | Sanwari | Rural | Sanwari |
| 119 | Sarai | Rural | Sarai |
| 120 | Sarra | Rural | Sarra |
| 121 | Sawanga | Rural | Bandayakhapa |
| 122 | Semjhira | Rural | Semjhira |
| 123 | Semla | Rural | Saikheda |
| 124 | Semriya Pandhri | Rural | Semriya Pandhri |
| 125 | Siladehi | Rural | Jam |
| 126 | Sipawa | Rural | Sipawa |
| 127 | Siwanpani | Rural | Datora |
| 128 | Somlapur | Rural | Bothiya |
| 129 | Sondiya | Rural | Mayawadi |
| 130 | Sonigaon | Rural | Sonogaon |
| 131 | Sonkhedi | Rural | Kanhakhapa |
| 132 | Sonoli | Rural | Jamgaon |
| 133 | Sonora | Rural | Sonora |
| 134 | Sonora | Rural | Nimanwada |
| 135 | Sonori | Rural | Temjhira A |
| 136 | Sopai | Rural | Nimanwada |
| 137 | Sukakhedi | Rural | Nirgod |
| 138 | Tawla | Rural | Lihada |
| 139 | Temjhira | Rural | Temjhira -B |
| 140 | Temjhira | Rural | Temjhira A |
| 141 | Thawriya | Rural | Chikhali Khurd |
| 142 | Ubhariya | Rural | Ubhariya |
| 143 | Umanpeth | Rural | Banoor |
| 144 | Valani | Rural | Valani |
| 145 | Yenas | Rural | Yenas |
| 146 | Yenkheda | Rural | Yenkheda |
Population of Multai Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Multai Tehsil has a total population of 2,87,078 people, consisting of 1,45,697 males and 1,41,381 females. There are 62,456 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 159 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,87,078 | 2,57,102 | 29,976 |
| Male Population | 1,45,697 | 1,30,341 | 15,356 |
| Female Population | 1,41,381 | 1,26,761 | 14,620 |
| Total Households | 62,456 | 55,782 | 6,674 |
| Population Density | 159 / km² | 143 / km² | 2,831 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,91,099 literate people and 33,734 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 37,259 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 52,349 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) | 33,734 | 30,389 | 3,345 |
| Literate Population | 1,91,099 | 1,67,638 | 23,461 |
| Illiterate Population | 95,979 | 89,464 | 6,515 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 37,259 | 33,501 | 3,758 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 52,349 | 51,438 | 911 |
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.