Chaurai Tehsil - Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh

Chaurai 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. Chaurai is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Chourai, while the nearest airport is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 82.3 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 1,021 km², including 1,019.32 km² rural area and 1.31 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 941 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Chaurai Tehsil

Chaurai Tehsil has a total of 118 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	Amaboh	Rural	Aamaboh
2	Amajhiri	Rural	Aamazhiri
3	Amta	Rural	Sihoramal
4	Auriya	Rural	Oriya
5	Bagdari	Rural	Madai
6	Bamanwada	Rural	Brahmanwada
7	Banka Nanganpur	Rural	Bankanaganpur
8	Barelipar Mal.	Rural	Barelipar
9	Barelipar Ryt.	Rural	Barelipar
10	Barhbaryari	Rural	Barahbaryari
11	Belkheda	Rural	Chichgaon
12	Bichhua	Rural	Hathani
13	Bijhawara	Rural	Beenzhawada
14	Bilanda	Rural	Salakhni
15	Chandanwada	Rural	Gurraiya
16	Chaurai	Urban	Not applicable
17	Chhediya	Rural	Jamtara
18	Chichgaon	Rural	Chichgaon
19	Chorgaon	Rural	Keriya
20	Deori Kalan	Rural	Kalkoti
21	Deori Mal.	Rural	Devrimal
22	Deori Ryt.	Rural	Devrimal
23	Dhanora	Rural	Dhanora
24	Dhutmur Ryt.	Rural	Devrimal
25	Dungaria	Rural	Dungariya
26	Dutmur Mal.	Rural	Aamazhiri
27	Futera	Rural	Futera
28	Gadhkhapa	Rural	Simariya Kalan
29	Ghogari	Rural	Aamaboh
30	Ghorawadi	Rural	Ghorawadi
31	Giratiya Bisala	Rural	Hirri
32	Giratiya Damani	Rural	Hirri
33	Gopalpur	Rural	Gopalpur
34	Guraiya	Rural	Gurraiya
35	Haran Bhata	Rural	Pipariya Mansinh
36	Hardua Mal.	Rural	Futera
37	Hardua Ryt.	Rural	Futera
38	Hasanpur	Rural	Sitapar
39	Hathani	Rural	Hathani
40	Hatora	Rural	Hathani
41	Hirri	Rural	Hirri
42	Hivara Kalan	Rural	Lohara
43	Hiwarkhedi	Rural	Hiwarkhedi
44	Jamuniya	Rural	Jamuniya
45	Jhilmili	Rural	Zhilmili
46	Jhiriya	Rural	Zhiriya
47	Jurtara	Rural	Aamaboh
48	Kalkoti	Rural	Kalkoti
49	Kamati	Rural	Gurraiya
50	Kapurda	Rural	Kapurda
51	Karaboh	Rural	Hathani
52	Karlai	Rural	Sankh
53	Kedarpur Kalan	Rural	Jamuniya
54	Kedarpur Khurd	Rural	Jamuniya
55	Keolari Sambha	Rural	Kevlarisambha
56	Keria	Rural	Keriya
57	Keriya	Rural	Zhiriya
58	Khamariya Khurd	Rural	Ghorawadi
59	Khatkar	Rural	Khatkar
60	Kheri Khurd	Rural	Khairikhurd
61	Khirkhiri	Rural	Khirkhiri
62	Khut Pipariya	Rural	Khootpipariya
63	Khutiya	Rural	Rajalwadi
64	Kirangipar	Rural	Machiwada
65	Kukarai	Rural	Devrimal
66	Kunda	Rural	Kunda
67	Kurchadhana	Rural	Morkha
68	Lekhdi	Rural	Likhdi
69	Lohara	Rural	Lohara
70	Lungsi	Rural	Likhdi
71	Machaghora	Rural	Machagora
72	Machiwada	Rural	Machiwada
73	Madai	Rural	Madai
74	Madhawani	Rural	Muari
75	Maduwa Dhana	Rural	Hiwarkhedi
76	Maduwa Khurd	Rural	Simariya Kalan
77	Markahadi	Rural	Markahandi
78	Mehngora	Rural	Thanwari
79	Mohagaon Bisala	Rural	Khairikhurd
80	Mohagaon Khurd	Rural	Khairikhurd
81	Mohgaon Kalan	Rural	Khootpipariya
82	Morkha	Rural	Morkha
83	Muari	Rural	Muari
84	Muwar	Rural	Brahmanwada
85	Narayanpur	Rural	Gopalpur
86	Nawegaon Makariya	Rural	Navegaon Makariya
87	Paladaun	Rural	Paladaun
88	Palatwara	Rural	Navegaon Makariya
89	Palhari	Rural	Palhari
90	Parasia	Rural	Pipariya Mansinh
91	Pindrai Saraf	Rural	Hiwarkhedi
92	Pipariya Fatepur	Rural	Ramgarh
93	Pipariya Lakkha	Urban	Not applicable
94	Pipariya Mansingh	Rural	Pipariya Mansinh
95	Pipariya Ratti	Rural	Khirkhiri
96	Rajalwadi	Rural	Rajalwadi
97	Ramgarh	Rural	Ramgarh
98	Sagar	Rural	Pipariya Mansinh
99	Salkni	Rural	Salakhni
100	Samaswada	Rural	Samaswada
101	Sankh	Rural	Sankh
102	Sanwari	Rural	Thanwari
103	Sarra	Rural	Ghorawadi
104	Sidap	Rural	Seedap
105	Sihora Bisala	Rural	Sihoramal
106	Sihora Mal.	Rural	Sihoramal
107	Simariya Kalan	Rural	Simariya Kalan
108	Singna	Rural	Khatkar
109	Siregaon	Rural	Siregaon
110	Sitajhir	Rural	Oriya
111	Sitapar	Rural	Sitapar
112	Surjana	Rural	Salakhni
113	Tendni	Rural	Barelipar
114	Thavary	Rural	Thanwari
115	Tumda	Rural	Khatkar
116	Tundwada	Rural	Ramgarh
117	Udadon	Rural	Markahandi
118	Umariya Somji	Rural	Sihoramal

Population of Chaurai Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Chaurai Tehsil has a total population of 1,89,470 people, consisting of 97,567 males and 91,903 females. There are 39,489 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 186 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,89,470	1,76,514	12,956
Male Population	97,567	90,994	6,573
Female Population	91,903	85,520	6,383
Total Households	39,489	36,747	2,742
Population Density	186 / km²	173 / km²	9,890 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,17,705 literate people and 24,146 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 17,544 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 37,674 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)	24,146	22,651	1,495
Literate Population	1,17,705	1,07,884	9,821
Illiterate Population	71,765	68,630	3,135
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	17,544	16,311	1,233
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	37,674	36,589	1,085

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)	Chaurai (चौरई)
District	Chhindwara
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Chourai
Total Area	1,021 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	941
Total Population (2011)	1,89,470
Density	186/km²
Total Villages	118

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Chand	Chhindwara
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Mohkhed	Parasia
Tamia	Umreth