Parasia Tehsil - Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh

Parasia 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. Parasia is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Parasia, while the nearest airport is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 103.0 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 381 km², including 327.13 km² rural area and 54.13 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 963 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Parasia Tehsil

Parasia Tehsil has a total of 107 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	Ambada (Ct)	Rural	Ambada
2	Babadhana	Rural	Kohka
3	Badkuhi	Unmapped	Not applicable
4	Bagbardhiya	Rural	Bagbardiya
5	Balkachhar	Rural	Tumdi
6	Barangateli	Rural	Sahpani
7	Barariya	Rural	Barariya
8	Barur	Rural	Devri
9	Belgaon	Rural	Belgaon
10	Bhajipani	Rural	Bhajipani
11	Bhamodi	Rural	Bhamodi
12	Bhandariya	Urban	Not applicable
13	Bhokai	Rural	Tumdi
14	Bichhuwa Pathar	Rural	Mandla
15	Bijori Fulla	Rural	Futera
16	Biskhan	Rural	Futera
17	Buddi	Rural	Loharibandri
18	Budlapathar	Rural	Budlapathar
19	Butariya	Urban	Not applicable
20	Chanda Metha Khurd	Urban	Not applicable
21	Charai Kalan	Rural	Charaikalan
22	Chhinda	Rural	Chhinda
23	Chhitari	Rural	Khairichetu
24	Chikhli Kalan	Unmapped	Not applicable
25	Damua	Rural	Damua
26	Darbai	Rural	Darbai
27	Deori	Rural	Devri
28	Dhala	Rural	Dhala
29	Dhamniya	Rural	Dhamaniya
30	Dighawani (Ct)	Rural	Deeghawani
31	Dongar Chikhali	Urban	Not applicable
32	Dongar Parasia	Urban	Not applicable
33	Duddi	Rural	Loharibandri
34	Dungariya	Rural	Dungariya
35	Ghaliwada	Rural	Pindrai
36	Ghogari Ryt.Wari	Rural	Ghoghari Raiyatwadi
37	Haran Bhatta	Rural	Haranbhata
38	Harra Het	Rural	Karidongari
39	Harrai	Rural	Harrai
40	Iklehra (Ct)	Rural	Iklahra
41	Jamunbarra	Rural	Budlapathar
42	Jamunia Pathar	Rural	Jamuniya Pathar
43	Jatachhapar	Rural	Jatachhapar
44	Jhurre Mal	Rural	Zhurremal
45	Jhurre Ryt.	Rural	Zhurremal
46	Jobnala	Rural	Tumdi
47	Joonadhana	Rural	Damua
48	Junawani	Rural	Jamuniya Pathar
49	Kanha Bhainsa Ryt.	Rural	Dhala
50	Kari Dongri	Rural	Karidongari
51	Khairi Kalan	Rural	Belgaon
52	Khairi Ojha	Rural	Loharibandri
53	Khamra Jethu	Rural	Khamrajethu
54	Kharichetu	Rural	Khairichetu
55	Khirsadoh	Rural	Khirsadoh
56	Khirsadoh Ryt.	Rural	Khirsadoh
57	Kirwari	Rural	Karidongari
58	Kohka	Rural	Kohka
59	Kondra	Rural	Budlapathar
60	Kondradhana	Rural	Paijanwada
61	Kukar Munda	Rural	Pindrai
62	Likhawadi	Rural	Leekhawadi
63	Lohangi	Rural	Haranbhata
64	Lohari	Rural	Loharibandri
65	Lonapathar	Rural	Nolapathar
66	Lonikalan	Rural	Darbai
67	Mainawadi	Rural	Pagara
68	Mandla	Rural	Mandla
69	Mandli	Rural	Mandla
70	Mathni	Rural	Zhurremal
71	Mayawadi	Rural	Mayawadi
72	Nawegaon	Rural	Sirgorikhurd
73	Neharia	Rural	Urdhan
74	Pagara	Rural	Pagara
75	Paijanwada	Rural	Paijanwada
76	Paijanwadi	Rural	Karidongari
77	Palatwada	Rural	Palatwada
78	Pandhrapani	Rural	Sahpani
79	Parasia Gauli	Rural	Pagara
80	Pathakhuri	Rural	Nolapathar
81	Payali	Rural	Jamuniya Pathar
82	Phutara	Rural	Futera
83	Pindari	Rural	Pindrai
84	Pipariya	Rural	Devri
85	Pipraj	Rural	Charaikalan
86	Rawanwada	Rural	Ravanwada
87	Sahpani	Rural	Sahpani
88	Sailakheda	Rural	Nolapathar
89	Sawla Dhana	Rural	Sabladhana
90	Semartal	Rural	Semartal
91	Seregaon Khurd	Rural	Pagara
92	Sethiya (Ct)	Rural	Sethiya
93	Shankarpur	Rural	Sabladhana
94	Shivpur	Rural	Ghoghari Raiyatwadi
95	Sirgora (Ct)	Rural	Sirgora
96	Sirgori Kalan	Rural	Tendukheda
97	Sirgori Khurd	Rural	Sirgorikhurd
98	Sittadhana	Rural	Dhamaniya
99	Suthiya	Rural	Budlapathar
100	Tendukheda	Rural	Tendukheda
101	Thawari Damodar	Rural	Ghoghari Raiyatwadi
102	Thawari Doma	Rural	Sabladhana
103	Thesgora	Rural	Tendukheda
104	Titra	Rural	Dungariya
105	Toomdi	Rural	Tumdi
106	Tursi	Rural	Semartal
107	Urdhan	Rural	Urdhan

Population of Parasia Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Parasia Tehsil has a total population of 1,93,536 people, consisting of 98,568 males and 94,968 females. There are 41,582 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 508 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,93,536	83,765	1,09,771
Male Population	98,568	42,610	55,958
Female Population	94,968	41,155	53,813
Total Households	41,582	17,700	23,882
Population Density	508 / km²	256 / km²	2,028 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,28,314 literate people and 23,459 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 33,152 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 51,468 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)	23,459	11,144	12,315
Literate Population	1,28,314	48,642	79,672
Illiterate Population	65,222	35,123	30,099
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	33,152	12,535	20,617
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	51,468	35,781	15,687

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)	Parasia (परासिया)
District	Chhindwara
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Parasia
Total Area	381 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	963
Total Population (2011)	1,93,536
Density	508/km²
Total Villages	107

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