Harrai Tehsil - Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh

Harrai 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. Harrai is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Karapgaon, while the nearest airport is Jabalpur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 96.6 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 1,631 km², including 1,601.95 km² rural area and 28.85 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1005 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Harrai Tehsil

Harrai Tehsil has a total of 231 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	Acharkund	Rural	Aacharkund
2	Aharwada	Rural	Aharwada
3	Amari	Rural	Amari
4	Andol	Rural	Andol
5	Anjanpur	Urban	Not applicable
6	Ankhawadi	Rural	Bhaiskhoh
7	Atariya	Rural	Atariya
8	Badsaliya	Rural	Navalpur
9	Baghi	Rural	Chilak
10	Baichhapar	Rural	Saldhana
11	Balbudi	Rural	Samardoh
12	Balghoghra	Rural	Moarsani
13	Balusar	Rural	Chilak
14	Bamhni Kalan	Rural	Chhinda
15	Bamhni Khurd	Rural	Partapur
16	Bamhori	Rural	Navalpur
17	Bandaboh	Rural	Rajdhana
18	Banka	Rural	Banka
19	Banskheda	Rural	Gangai
20	Baratmari	Rural	Jamuniya
21	Bargi	Rural	Bargi
22	Barul	Rural	Bargi
23	Basuriya Kalan	Rural	Basuriya Khurd
24	Basuriya Khurd	Rural	Basuriya Khurd
25	Batkagarh	Rural	Marhi
26	Batkakhapa	Rural	Batkakhapa
27	Belkhedi	Rural	Kamthi
28	Belpathar	Rural	Belpathar
29	Bhais Khoh	Rural	Bhaiskhoh
30	Bhaisa Kalan	Rural	Sukhapura
31	Bhaisa Khurd	Rural	Ratamati
32	Bhalpani	Rural	Bhalpani
33	Bheda	Rural	Bheda
34	Bhoipar	Rural	Bhoipar
35	Bhond	Rural	Chilak
36	Bhond	Rural	Budhaina(Bhond)
37	Bhorgarh	Rural	Chhatakala
38	Bhumka	Rural	Bhumka
39	Bichhua	Rural	Bargi
40	Bichua	Rural	Bhumka
41	Bichua	Rural	Bichhua
42	Bitta	Rural	Andol
43	Boriya	Rural	Mehanda
44	Borpani	Rural	Aacharkund
45	Budena	Rural	Budhaina(Bhond)
46	Budhena	Rural	Budhaina(Chatti)
47	Chakarpath	Rural	Budhaina(Bhond)
48	Champakheda	Rural	Churisajwa
49	Chanda Doh	Rural	Ghoghari
50	Chandenitola	Rural	Chhatakala
51	Chargaon	Rural	Marhi
52	Chargaon Kalan	Rural	Aacharkund
53	Chatni	Rural	Atariya
54	Chaurasi	Rural	Banka
55	Chaurasidhana	Rural	Banka
56	Chhata	Rural	Tharwa
57	Chhata Khurd	Rural	Ratamati
58	Chhatar Kalan	Rural	Chhatakala
59	Chhinda	Rural	Bhalpani
60	Chhinda	Rural	Chhinda
61	Chhuha	Rural	Sagoniya
62	Chikhla	Rural	Budhaina(Bhond)
63	Chilak	Rural	Chilak
64	Chopna	Rural	Chopna
65	Churi Kalan	Rural	Churikhurd
66	Churi Khurd	Rural	Churikhurd
67	Churisajwa	Rural	Churisajwa
68	Dabardhana	Rural	Marhi
69	Dabri	Rural	Sejwada
70	Dahiyar	Rural	Tinsai
71	Damkhoh	Rural	Damkhoh
72	Dendu	Rural	Belpathar
73	Deori	Rural	Devari
74	Dhadhra	Rural	Ghoghari
75	Dhankhudra	Rural	Bhaiskhoh
76	Dhanora	Rural	Dhanora
77	Dharmi	Rural	Dharmi
78	Dhoda	Rural	Tendukheda
79	Dhodabeli	Rural	Ratamati
80	Dhokheda	Rural	Churikhurd
81	Digdahar	Rural	Chilak
82	Dorli	Rural	Kothiya
83	Dunda	Rural	Partapur
84	Dungariya	Rural	Palani
85	Gadagad	Rural	Chhinda
86	Gangai	Rural	Gangai
87	Gaorpani	Rural	Gaurpani
88	Ghaghar Pani	Rural	Marhi
89	Gheribakodi	Rural	Marhi
90	Ghoghri	Rural	Ghoghari
91	Ghondi	Rural	Hadai
92	Ghorawadi	Rural	Damkhoh
93	Ghumar	Rural	Chilak
94	Gunguch	Rural	Kohpani
95	Gunheri	Rural	Saldhana
96	Gutera	Rural	Bhumka
97	Hadai	Rural	Hadai
98	Haran Bhata	Rural	Navalpur
99	Harrai	Unmapped	Not applicable
100	Harsuya	Rural	Chhinda
101	Hathi Khoh	Rural	Tendani
102	Hirrakol	Rural	Sejwada
103	Imajhiri	Rural	Damkhoh
104	Jamuniya	Rural	Jamuniya
105	Jamunpani	Rural	Chhinda
106	Jhapat	Rural	Kothiya
107	Jhirna	Rural	Zhirna
108	Jhirpi	Rural	Mohriya
109	Jillehari	Rural	Jilehari
110	Jogiwari	Rural	Tendani
111	Kachhar	Rural	Churikhurd
112	Kachmara	Rural	Khamtara
113	Kalithuni	Rural	Partapur
114	Kamkasur	Rural	Karer
115	Kamtha	Rural	Atariya
116	Kamthi	Rural	Kamthi
117	Karaghat	Rural	Kamthi
118	Karaiya	Rural	Salaiya Bulaki
119	Karapatha	Rural	Budhaina(Chatti)
120	Kareli	Rural	Kamthi
121	Karer	Rural	Karer
122	Kereli	Rural	Ozhaldhana
123	Kewlari	Rural	Moarsani
124	Khairi	Rural	Chopna
125	Khajarwani	Rural	Samardoh
126	Khala	Rural	Budhaina(Bhond)
127	Khamarpani	Rural	Marhi
128	Khamori	Rural	Devari
129	Khamtara	Rural	Khamtara
130	Khapa	Rural	Khapa
131	Khatopani	Rural	Budhaina(Bhond)
132	Khirda	Rural	Khirda
133	Khirkighat	Rural	Chilak
134	Kodiya	Rural	Marhi
135	Kohpani	Rural	Churikhurd
136	Kohpani	Rural	Kohpani
137	Kokan Pipariya	Rural	Aharwada
138	Kolhiya	Rural	Ratamati
139	Kothiya	Rural	Kothiya
140	Kotra	Rural	Budhaina(Bhond)
141	Kukrepani	Rural	Mohriya
142	Kundali	Rural	Samardoh
143	Kundali	Rural	Partapur
144	Lendiya Tola	Rural	Khamtara
145	Lohajhiri	Rural	Marhi
146	Madai	Rural	Madai
147	Madhi	Rural	Marhi
148	Madopani	Rural	Devari
149	Mahulkuhi	Rural	Mehanda
150	Malpani	Rural	Churikhurd
151	Manakwadi	Rural	Manakwadi
152	Marka Pathar	Rural	Ghoghari
153	Matiya	Rural	Samardoh
154	Medki	Rural	Dharmi
155	Mehanda	Rural	Mehanda
156	Mohani Ghat	Rural	Ratamati
157	Mohariya	Rural	Mohriya
158	Mohriya	Rural	Ozhaldhana
159	Morkha	Rural	Jilehari
160	Motikund	Rural	Chhinda
161	Moya Kuhi	Rural	Kamthi
162	Muarsani	Rural	Moarsani
163	Mudiya	Rural	Chhinda
164	Mukakheda	Rural	Saldhana
165	Muwar Kalan	Rural	Budhaina(Bhond)
166	Nachna	Rural	Khirda
167	Nandana	Rural	Amari
168	Nawalpur	Rural	Navalpur
169	Nikahi	Rural	Marhi
170	Nirbhaypur	Rural	Atariya
171	Noniya	Rural	Tharwa
172	Noniyadhana	Rural	Marhi
173	Ojhaldhana	Rural	Ozhaldhana
174	Padariya	Rural	Tinsai
175	Padhar Bhata	Rural	Sukhapura
176	Palani	Rural	Palani
177	Pando	Rural	Marhi
178	Papda	Rural	Sathiya
179	Partapur	Rural	Partapur
180	Pataniya	Rural	Mehanda
181	Pathaghat Dhyaniya	Rural	Ozhaldhana
182	Pathara	Rural	Aharwada
183	Pati	Rural	Sukhapura
184	Pipardhana	Rural	Surla
185	Pipariya	Rural	Amari
186	Pipariya Kalan	Rural	Madai
187	Pipariya Khurd	Rural	Chopna
188	Piparpani	Rural	Devari
189	Purpural	Rural	Chilak
190	Rabara Kala	Urban	Not applicable
191	Rabara Khurd	Urban	Not applicable
192	Raiyarao	Rural	Raiyarao
193	Rajadhana	Rural	Rajdhana
194	Rater	Rural	Gangai
195	Ratomati	Rural	Ratamati
196	Rawalghondi	Rural	Marhi
197	Rojhni	Rural	Atariya
198	Sagoniya	Rural	Sagoniya
199	Sajwa	Rural	Salaiya Bulaki
200	Salaiya Bulaki	Rural	Salaiya Bulaki
201	Salaiya Swami	Rural	Ghoghari
202	Saldhana	Rural	Saldhana
203	Salebaru	Rural	Bichhua
204	Samardoh	Rural	Samardoh
205	Sanwla Kheda	Rural	Gangai
206	Sathiya	Rural	Sathiya
207	Sejwada Kalan	Rural	Sejwada
208	Simariya	Rural	Palani
209	Singodi	Rural	Tendukheda
210	Sironj	Rural	Mehanda
211	Siyajhiri	Rural	Mohriya
212	Siyar Kheda	Rural	Chhinda
213	Sondhni	Rural	Mohriya
214	Sonpur	Urban	Not applicable
215	Sukhapura	Rural	Sukhapura
216	Sundesondi	Rural	Raiyarao
217	Surla	Rural	Surla
218	Surli	Rural	Khapa
219	Tatighat	Rural	Bichhua
220	Tehtori	Rural	Zhirna
221	Teliya	Rural	Moarsani
222	Tendni	Rural	Tendani
223	Tendukheda	Rural	Tendukheda
224	Thaori	Rural	Hadai
225	Tharwa	Rural	Tharwa
226	Tinsai	Rural	Tinsai
227	Tipakheda	Rural	Atariya
228	Tuiyapani	Rural	Partapur
229	Umari Khurd	Rural	Devari
230	Umarikalan	Urban	Not applicable
231	Unchakheda	Rural	Marhi

Population of Harrai Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Harrai Tehsil has a total population of 1,35,188 people, consisting of 67,414 males and 67,774 females. There are 28,629 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 83 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,35,188	1,24,188	11,000
Male Population	67,414	61,843	5,571
Female Population	67,774	62,345	5,429
Total Households	28,629	26,229	2,400
Population Density	83 / km²	78 / km²	381 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 64,892 literate people and 21,093 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 10,800 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,03,254 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)	21,093	19,659	1,434
Literate Population	64,892	57,306	7,586
Illiterate Population	70,296	66,882	3,414
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	10,800	8,792	2,008
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	1,03,254	1,00,922	2,332

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)	Harrai (हर्रई)
District	Chhindwara
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Karapgaon
Total Area	1,631 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1005
Total Population (2011)	1,35,188
Density	83/km²
Total Villages	231

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