Bijawar Tehsil - Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh

Bijawar 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. Bijawar is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Khajuraho, while the nearest airport is Khajuraho Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 33.1 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 1,593 km², including 1,544.22 km² rural area and 49.22 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 886 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Bijawar Tehsil

Bijawar Tehsil has a total of 140 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	Alpura	Rural	Mahua Jhala
2	Amarpura	Rural	Dhilari
3	Angor	Rural	Angaur
4	Badagaon	Rural	Badagaon
5	Badera	Rural	Shahgarh
6	Bairagarh	Rural	Berkheri
7	Bakchour	Rural	Luharpura
8	Baksoi	Rural	Baxohi
9	Bakswaha	Rural	Buxwaha
10	Bamhorikhurd	Rural	Mahua Jhala
11	Bankigirauli	Rural	Banki Giroli
12	Barbaspura	Rural	Kupi
13	Basaraui	Rural	Erora
14	Basudha	Rural	Kupi
15	Baxi Ka Purwa	Rural	Angaur
16	Bedpura	Rural	Dharmpura
17	Berkhedi	Rural	Berkheri
18	Bhaiskhar	Rural	Kadwara
19	Bharaguwan	Rural	Bilgay
20	Bharatpura	Rural	Bharat Pura
21	Bhartala	Rural	Luharpura
22	Bhartoli	Rural	Gadha
23	Bhodi	Rural	Berkheri
24	Biharwara	Rural	Biharwara
25	Bijawar	Urban	Not applicable
26	Bila	Rural	Matipura
27	Bilachopra	Rural	Badagaon
28	Bilgay	Rural	Bilgay
29	Bineka	Rural	Kupi
30	Chandanpura	Rural	Shahgarh
31	Chapner	Rural	Nagda
32	Chapri	Rural	Shahgarh
33	Dahi	Rural	Baxohi
34	Damotipura	Rural	Hatwaha
35	Deopur	Rural	Kupi
36	Deori	Rural	Erora
37	Deori Sudeki	Rural	Gadha
38	Dewra	Rural	Deora
39	Dhangunwa	Rural	Kupi
40	Dharampura	Rural	Dharmpura
41	Dilari	Rural	Dhilari
42	Dugriya	Rural	Rai Pura
43	Erora	Rural	Erora
44	Erora	Rural	Berkheri
45	Furtal	Rural	Jharkunwa
46	Gadha	Rural	Gadha
47	Ganjasikari	Rural	Naya Gaon
48	Garda	Rural	Biharwara
49	Ghori	Rural	Jharkunwa
50	Ghusguwan	Rural	Pali
51	Gopalpura	Rural	Gopalpura
52	Gopalpura	Rural	Luharpura
53	Gulat	Rural	Gulat
54	Gulganj	Rural	Gulganj
55	Harduwa	Rural	Luharpura
56	Harpura	Rural	Deora
57	Hatawaha	Rural	Hatwaha
58	Imaliya	Rural	Berkheri
59	Jaitpur	Rural	Jait Pur
60	Jashguwan Khurd	Rural	Jasgunwa Khurd
61	Jharkuwa	Rural	Jharkunwa
62	Jhawarra	Rural	Nagda
63	Junwani	Rural	Banki Giroli
64	Kachguwan	Rural	Deora
65	Kachhra	Rural	Kupi
66	Kadwara	Rural	Kadwara
67	Kakra	Rural	Neguwa
68	Kanti	Rural	Gadha
69	Karri	Rural	Kadwara
70	Khaira Kalan	Rural	Khera Kala
71	Khaloti	Rural	Berkheri
72	Khargapur	Urban	Not applicable
73	Khuwa	Rural	Dhilari
74	Kishangarh	Rural	Jasgunwa Khurd
75	Kishangarh	Rural	Kishangarh
76	Koden	Rural	Banki Giroli
77	Kolupura	Rural	Dharmpura
78	Kota	Rural	Patara
79	Kudapani	Rural	Kupi
80	Kupi	Rural	Kupi
81	Lahar	Rural	Lahar
82	Lakhanguwan	Rural	Luharpura
83	Lalguwan	Rural	Pali
84	Luharpura	Rural	Luharpura
85	Madnuwa	Rural	Luharpura
86	Magrela	Rural	Neguwa
87	Maharkhuwa	Rural	Biharwara
88	Mahuajhala	Rural	Mahua Jhala
89	Majhguwan Khurd	Rural	Majhgunwa Khurd
90	Malguwan	Rural	Mamon
91	Malwara	Rural	Matipura
92	Mamaun	Rural	Mamon
93	Mando	Rural	Deora
94	Mangalpurwa	Rural	Erora
95	Mankora	Rural	Neguwa
96	Matipura	Rural	Matipura
97	Maukhera	Rural	Maukhera
98	Mednipura	Rural	Gulat
99	Nabada	Rural	Mamon
100	Nagda	Rural	Nagda
101	Nagori	Rural	Dhilari
102	Nayagaon	Rural	Naya Gaon
103	Nayatal	Rural	Nayatal
104	Neguwa	Rural	Neguwa
105	Padro	Rural	Patan
106	Pali	Rural	Pali
107	Panagar	Rural	Panagar
108	Patan	Rural	Patan
109	Pathapur	Rural	Neguwa
110	Pathar	Rural	Erora
111	Pathari Khurd	Rural	Buxwaha
112	Patharikalan	Urban	Not applicable
113	Patna	Rural	Jharkunwa
114	Patori	Rural	Neguwa
115	Patra	Rural	Patara
116	Pipariya Khurd	Rural	Gadha
117	Pipariya Khurd	Rural	Luharpura
118	Pipat	Rural	Pipat
119	Pukhrela	Rural	Bilgay
120	Purwa	Rural	Jharkunwa
121	Raichaur	Rural	Kupi
122	Raichour	Rural	Matipura
123	Raipura	Rural	Rai Pura
124	Raipura Khurd	Rural	Pali
125	Rajpura	Rural	Buxwaha
126	Ramgarh	Rural	Shahgarh
127	Ratanpura	Rural	Jasgunwa Khurd
128	Rawatpura	Rural	Luharpura
129	Saipura Kalan	Rural	Bharat Pura
130	Saipurakhurd	Rural	Pali
131	Salaiya	Rural	Kupi
132	Sanda	Rural	Kupi
133	Shahgarh	Rural	Shahgarh
134	Shahpura	Rural	Kupi
135	Surai	Rural	Matipura
136	Tikari	Rural	Luharpura
137	Tikri	Rural	Gulat
138	Tipari	Rural	Nagda
139	Udaipura	Rural	Patara
140	Utawali	Rural	Pali

Population of Bijawar Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Bijawar Tehsil has a total population of 1,73,380 people, consisting of 91,891 males and 81,489 females. There are 35,318 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 109 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,73,380	1,42,275	31,105
Male Population	91,891	75,544	16,347
Female Population	81,489	66,731	14,758
Total Households	35,318	29,786	5,532
Population Density	109 / km²	92 / km²	632 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 83,506 literate people and 29,089 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 37,346 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 23,804 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)	29,089	24,469	4,620
Literate Population	83,506	64,830	18,676
Illiterate Population	89,874	77,445	12,429
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	37,346	31,297	6,049
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	23,804	22,647	1,157

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)	Bijawar (बिजावर)
District	Chhatarpur
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Khajuraho
Total Area	1,593 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	886
Total Population (2011)	1,73,380
Density	109/km²
Total Villages	140

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