Bichhua Tehsil - Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh
Bichhua is an administrative tehsil in the Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Bichhua is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Bhimalgondi, while the nearest airport is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 56.5 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 783 km², including 783.03 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 972 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Bichhua Tehsil
Bichhua Tehsil has a total of 149 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 | Agrapur | Rural | Chichgaon |
| 2 | Aklma | Rural | Khairimali |
| 3 | Amati | Rural | Chandrikapur |
| 4 | Ambakuhi | Rural | Amakuhi |
| 5 | Ambari | Rural | Ambadi |
| 6 | Ambaziri Kala | Rural | Ambazhirikala |
| 7 | Ambaziri Khurd | Rural | Gadhewani |
| 8 | Antara | Rural | Ambadi |
| 9 | Bachchakuhi | Rural | Kisanpur |
| 10 | Bachchakuhi Raitwari | Rural | Kisanpur |
| 11 | Badosa | Rural | Badosa |
| 12 | Bandha Raitwari | Rural | Khamariyamal |
| 13 | Bandhamal | Rural | Pathari |
| 14 | Baregaon | Rural | Dhanegaon |
| 15 | Barkuhi | Rural | Chichgaon |
| 16 | Barraghati | Rural | Ambazhirikala |
| 17 | Bhimal Gondi | Rural | Khadbeli |
| 18 | Bhutan Sawangi | Rural | Sahanwadi |
| 19 | Bichhawi | Rural | Kapoorkheda |
| 20 | Bichhua | Urban | Not applicable |
| 21 | Bisanpur | Rural | Kundai |
| 22 | Boradi | Rural | Surrewani |
| 23 | Boriya | Rural | Gadhewani |
| 24 | Chakara | Rural | Chakara |
| 25 | Chandkapur | Rural | Chandrikapur |
| 26 | Chargaon | Rural | Silotakala |
| 27 | Cherrewani | Rural | Thuepani |
| 28 | Chhediyatola | Rural | Dudhgaon |
| 29 | Chhindewani | Rural | Pathari |
| 30 | Chichgaon | Rural | Chichgaon |
| 31 | Chicholi | Rural | Sonpur |
| 32 | Chiwri | Rural | Paniyari |
| 33 | Choure Pathar | Rural | Mugnapar |
| 34 | Dahoda | Rural | Dhanegaon |
| 35 | Datla | Rural | Jamuniyakalan |
| 36 | Deni | Rural | Kadhaiya |
| 37 | Devari | Rural | Devari |
| 38 | Devnadi | Rural | Sahanwadi |
| 39 | Dhamniya | Rural | Khairimali |
| 40 | Dhanegaon | Rural | Dhanegaon |
| 41 | Dhodakhapa | Rural | Tumdagarhi |
| 42 | Dholpur | Rural | Ghatkamtha |
| 43 | Dokli Khurd | Rural | Khairimali |
| 44 | Doklikalan | Rural | Karel |
| 45 | Dongargaon Kala | Rural | Surrewani |
| 46 | Dongargaon Khurd | Rural | Jamuniyakalan |
| 47 | Dudhgaon | Rural | Dudhgaon |
| 48 | Dunda Seoni | Rural | Chichgaon |
| 49 | Dungariya | Rural | Mohpanimal |
| 50 | Gadhewani | Rural | Gadhewani |
| 51 | Garhia | Rural | Kapoorkheda |
| 52 | Gawari Mal. | Rural | Gwarimal |
| 53 | Gawari Raitwari | Rural | Gwarimal |
| 54 | Ghat Kamth | Rural | Ghatkamtha |
| 55 | Ghorad | Rural | Ghorad |
| 56 | Ghotni | Rural | Chakara |
| 57 | Gonawadi | Rural | Loharbatari |
| 58 | Goni | Rural | Goni |
| 59 | Gulsi | Rural | Kundaraiyatwadi |
| 60 | Gumatara | Rural | Gumtara |
| 61 | Gummach Khamariya | Rural | Surangi |
| 62 | Gungi Dawami | Rural | Lohangi |
| 63 | Jaitpur | Rural | Sonpur |
| 64 | Jamalapani (Viran) | Rural | Sonpur |
| 65 | Jamalpani | Rural | Paniyari |
| 66 | Jamuniya Kalan | Rural | Jamuniyakalan |
| 67 | Jamuniya Khurd | Rural | Jamuniya Khurd |
| 68 | Jungawani | Rural | Kisanpur |
| 69 | Kadaiya No.2 | Rural | Kadhaiya |
| 70 | Kanhargaon | Rural | Dudhgaon |
| 71 | Kanhasagar | Rural | Thotamal |
| 72 | Kapurkheda | Rural | Kapoorkheda |
| 73 | Karel | Rural | Karel |
| 74 | Kekada | Rural | Kisanpur |
| 75 | Khadabeli | Rural | Khadbeli |
| 76 | Khairaji | Rural | Kisanpur |
| 77 | Khairimali | Rural | Khairimali |
| 78 | Khairri Khurd | Rural | Ghorad |
| 79 | Khamara | Rural | Khamra |
| 80 | Khamariya Mal. | Rural | Khamariyamal |
| 81 | Khamariya Raitwari | Rural | Khamariyamal |
| 82 | Khamarpani | Rural | Khamarpani |
| 83 | Kisanpur | Rural | Kisanpur |
| 84 | Kokiwara | Rural | Surrewani |
| 85 | Kunda Raitwari | Rural | Kundaraiyatwadi |
| 86 | Kundai | Rural | Kundai |
| 87 | Kurai | Rural | Panathawari Mal |
| 88 | Kursipar | Rural | Ambazhirikala |
| 89 | Lohangi | Rural | Lohangi |
| 90 | Loharbatri | Rural | Loharbatari |
| 91 | Madkasur | Rural | Mugnapar |
| 92 | Majiyapar | Rural | Amakuhi |
| 93 | Malhanwada | Rural | Khairimali |
| 94 | Marajatpur | Rural | Pulpuldoh |
| 95 | Mohagaon Khurd | Rural | Thuepani |
| 96 | Mohgaon Kala | Rural | Silotakala |
| 97 | Mohgoan Khurd | Rural | Paniyari |
| 98 | Mohpani Bisala | Rural | Mohpanimal |
| 99 | Mohpani Mal. | Rural | Mohpanimal |
| 100 | Moya | Rural | Moya |
| 101 | Munganpar Raitwari | Rural | Mugnapar |
| 102 | Murra | Rural | Samarboh |
| 103 | Naharjhir | Rural | Thotamal |
| 104 | Niwari | Rural | Jamuniya Khurd |
| 105 | Palaspani Kala | Rural | Dhanegaon |
| 106 | Palaspani Khurd | Rural | Dudhgaon |
| 107 | Palatara | Rural | Paniyari |
| 108 | Palora | Rural | Gadhewani |
| 109 | Panathawari Mal. | Rural | Panathawari Mal |
| 110 | Panathawari Raiytwari | Rural | Panathawari Mal |
| 111 | Paniyari | Rural | Paniyari |
| 112 | Panjara Dola | Rural | Gwarimal |
| 113 | Pathar Kala | Rural | Surrewani |
| 114 | Pathara Khurd | Rural | Pathari |
| 115 | Pathari | Rural | Pathari |
| 116 | Pilkapur | Rural | Chandrikapur |
| 117 | Pipariya Kalan | Rural | Pipariyakalan |
| 118 | Pipariya Khurd | Rural | Jamuniyakalan |
| 119 | Pulpuldoh | Rural | Pulpuldoh |
| 120 | Puntra | Rural | Surangi |
| 121 | Radhadevi Bisa | Rural | Chakara |
| 122 | Radhadevi Dawami | Rural | Chakara |
| 123 | Sagar | Rural | Khamariyamal |
| 124 | Sahanwari | Rural | Sahanwadi |
| 125 | Saliwara Mal. | Rural | Ambadi |
| 126 | Saliwara Raitwari | Rural | Ambadi |
| 127 | Samarboh | Rural | Samarboh |
| 128 | Sanwari No.2 | Rural | Devari |
| 129 | Sawajpani | Rural | Kundai |
| 130 | Sherpapada | Rural | Karel |
| 131 | Silota Kala | Rural | Silotakala |
| 132 | Silota Khurd | Rural | Silotakala |
| 133 | Silota Raitwari | Rural | Silotakala |
| 134 | Singardip | Rural | Khamariyamal |
| 135 | Sirepani | Rural | Jamuniya Khurd |
| 136 | Sonakhari | Rural | Dhanegaon |
| 137 | Sonpur | Rural | Sonpur |
| 138 | Surangi | Rural | Surangi |
| 139 | Surrewani | Rural | Surrewani |
| 140 | Tekapar | Rural | Amakuhi |
| 141 | Thota Mal | Rural | Thotamal |
| 142 | Thota Raitwari | Rural | Thotamal |
| 143 | Thuepani | Rural | Thuepani |
| 144 | Torani | Rural | Chakara |
| 145 | Tumadagadi | Rural | Tumdagarhi |
| 146 | Ulhawadi | Rural | Ulhawadi |
| 147 | Umarighat | Rural | Dudhgaon |
| 148 | Umariya | Rural | Moya |
| 149 | Zamata | Rural | Jhamta |
Population of Bichhua Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Bichhua Tehsil has a total population of 87,691 people, consisting of 44,463 males and 43,228 females. There are 18,635 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 112 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 87,691 | 87,691 | 0 |
| Male Population | 44,463 | 44,463 | 0 |
| Female Population | 43,228 | 43,228 | 0 |
| Total Households | 18,635 | 18,635 | 0 |
| Population Density | 112 / km² | 112 / km² | 0 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 53,472 literate people and 11,529 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 8,506 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 48,923 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) | 11,529 | 11,529 | 0 |
| Literate Population | 53,472 | 53,472 | 0 |
| Illiterate Population | 34,219 | 34,219 | 0 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 8,506 | 8,506 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 48,923 | 48,923 | 0 |
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.