Bada Malhera Tehsil - Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh

Bada Malhera is an administrative tehsil in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Bada Malhera is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Tikamgarh, while the nearest airport is Khajuraho Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 55.0 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 623 km², including 596.07 km² rural area and 27.16 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 882 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Bada Malhera Tehsil

Bada Malhera 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	Andhiyara	Rural	Andhiyara
2	Arol	Rural	Para
3	Bada Malhera	Unmapped	Not applicable
4	Balya	Rural	Mankari
5	Baman Kola	Rural	Para
6	Bamni	Rural	Bamni
7	Bamnighat	Rural	Bamnighat
8	Bamnora Khurd	Rural	Karki
9	Bandha	Rural	Bandha Chamroi
10	Bandhawar	Rural	Dongarpura
11	Bandhiyan	Rural	Sijwaha
12	Bankpura	Rural	Kuwar Pura Kala
13	Baraj	Rural	Rajapur
14	Barethi	Rural	Barethi
15	Barkhera	Rural	Peera
16	Barma	Rural	Varma
17	Barsat	Rural	Surajpura Kala
18	Beeron	Rural	Beeron
19	Bhanguwan	Rural	Chhaikunwa
20	Bharwani	Rural	Surajpura Kala
21	Bhojpura	Rural	Bhoj Pura
22	Bijak	Rural	Vikrampura
23	Bikrampura(Vikrampura)	Rural	Vikrampura
24	Bilwar	Rural	Deopur - II
25	Bineda	Rural	Surajpura Road
26	Bokna	Rural	Bokna
27	Chainpura	Rural	Mankari
28	Chandrapura	Rural	Mailwar
29	Chapakan	Rural	Barethi
30	Chhaikuwan	Rural	Chhaikunwa
31	Deopur	Rural	Deopur - II
32	Deoran	Rural	Deoran
33	Dhanguan	Rural	Dhanguwan
34	Dharampura	Rural	Lidhaura
35	Dhorra	Rural	Rajpura
36	Dikoli	Rural	Dikauli
37	Dongarpura	Rural	Dongarpura
38	Erora	Rural	Sendhpa
39	Futwari	Rural	Futwari
40	Garkhuwan	Rural	Garkhunwa
41	Ghinochi	Rural	Ghinauchi
42	Ghurawali	Rural	Dongarpura
43	Gonchipura	Rural	Karki
44	Gopalpura	Rural	Pratappura
45	Gora	Rural	Karki
46	Hardotha	Rural	Dhanguwan
47	Jasguwan Kalan	Rural	Jasgunwakala
48	Kalothar	Rural	Surajpura Kala
49	Kamodpura	Urban	Not applicable
50	Kanera	Rural	Rajpura
51	Karki	Rural	Karki
52	Karmasi	Rural	Dikauli
53	Karri	Rural	Karri
54	Kayan	Rural	Kayan
55	Kewlai	Rural	Mailwar
56	Khardooti	Rural	Khardooti
57	Khatola	Rural	Maharaj Ganj
58	Kheron	Rural	Sigrampura
59	Khirkuwa	Rural	Rajpura
60	Kunwarpura Kalan	Rural	Kuwar Pura Kala
61	Kurra	Rural	Satpara
62	Kuwarpura Khurd	Rural	Satpara
63	Lakhanwa	Rural	Para
64	Lidhaura	Rural	Lidhaura
65	Maharajganj	Rural	Maharaj Ganj
66	Maharajpura	Rural	Para
67	Mailwar	Rural	Mailwar
68	Malpura	Rural	Kuwar Pura Kala
69	Mankari	Rural	Mankari
70	Mawai	Rural	Para
71	Moli	Rural	Mailwar
72	Monpura	Rural	Surajpura Khurd
73	Morra	Rural	Sijwaha
74	Mungawari	Rural	Mungwari
75	Murli Kheda	Rural	Surajpura Kala
76	Nadiya	Rural	Rajpura
77	Pandajhir	Rural	Surajpura Road
78	Para	Rural	Para
79	Pargaspura	Rural	Jasgunwakala
80	Partappura	Rural	Pratappura
81	Patan	Rural	Sendhpa
82	Pathiya	Rural	Pipara Kala
83	Peera	Rural	Peera
84	Pipariya Kalan	Rural	Dhanguwan
85	Pipra	Rural	Bandha Chamroi
86	Pipra Kalan	Rural	Pipara Kala
87	Rajapur	Rural	Rajapur
88	Rajpura	Rural	Rajpura
89	Ranikheda	Rural	Karri
90	Ranikheda	Rural	Surajpura Khurd
91	Ranikhera	Rural	Jasgunwakala
92	Ranital	Rural	Ranital
93	Sadwa	Rural	Sadwa
94	Sairora	Rural	Sairora
95	Salaiya	Rural	Pipara Kala
96	Sarguwan	Rural	Vikrampura
97	Satpara	Rural	Satpara
98	Sedhpa	Rural	Sendhpa
99	Sendhkhuri	Rural	Peera
100	Sigrampura	Rural	Sigrampura
101	Sijwaha	Rural	Sijwaha
102	Silaro	Rural	Sijwaha
103	Sirbon	Rural	Surajpura Road
104	Sironj	Rural	Karri
105	Sujanpura	Rural	Dhanguwan
106	Suka	Rural	Surajpura Kala
107	Sukaryal	Rural	Futwari
108	Surajpura Kalan	Rural	Surajpura Kala
109	Surajpura Khurd	Rural	Surajpura Khurd
110	Surajpura Road	Rural	Surajpura Road
111	Tahanga	Rural	Karri
112	Tigari	Rural	Sairora
113	Toriya	Rural	Chhaikunwa
114	Toungra	Urban	Not applicable
115	Ubari	Rural	Sijwaha
116	Udaipura Khurd	Rural	Sigrampura

Population of Bada Malhera Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Bada Malhera Tehsil has a total population of 1,10,935 people, consisting of 58,942 males and 51,993 females. There are 24,269 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 178 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,10,935	92,600	18,335
Male Population	58,942	49,286	9,656
Female Population	51,993	43,314	8,679
Total Households	24,269	20,772	3,497
Population Density	178 / km²	155 / km²	675 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 54,504 literate people and 18,448 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 28,780 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 8,277 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)	18,448	15,876	2,572
Literate Population	54,504	42,622	11,882
Illiterate Population	56,431	49,978	6,453
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	28,780	25,219	3,561
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	8,277	7,430	847

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)	Bada Malhera (बड़ा मल्हरा)
District	Chhatarpur
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Tikamgarh
Total Area	623 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	882
Total Population (2011)	1,10,935
Density	178/km²
Total Villages	116

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