Bhander Tehsil - Datia, Madhya Pradesh

Bhander is an administrative tehsil in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Bhander is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Nankhas, while the nearest airport is Gwalior Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 61.8 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 670 km², including 668.61 km² rural area and 1.68 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 872 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Bhander Tehsil

Bhander Tehsil has a total of 160 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	Ahroni	Rural	Ahroni
2	Ahrora	Rural	Seora
3	Ajitpura	Rural	Ajitpura
4	Alapur	Rural	Tatarpur
5	Ansuli	Rural	Asuli
6	Astot/ (Astot-81)	Rural	Astot
7	Atari Kheda	Rural	Berach
8	Bad Kachhari	Rural	Windwa
9	Badera Haveli	Rural	Barana
10	Badera Sopan	Rural	Baderasopan
11	Bagda	Rural	Salon-A
12	Bagdehi	Rural	Sadka
13	Baghanpura	Rural	Richora
14	Bagpura	Rural	Bagpura
15	Baija Para	Rural	Bharroli
16	Baisora	Rural	Mahadua
17	Barana	Rural	Barana
18	Barcholi	Rural	Barcholi
19	Barka	Rural	Barka
20	Bedhari	Rural	Khiriyasaheb
21	Benda	Rural	Kulriya
22	Berachh	Rural	Berach
23	Bhadraua	Rural	Puradaboh
24	Bhalka	Rural	Bhalka
25	Bhander	Urban	Not applicable
26	Bharroli	Rural	Bharroli
27	Bhedpura	Rural	Touri
28	Bhitari	Rural	Bhitari
29	Bichhodana	Rural	Bichodana
30	Bichhreta	Rural	Madhopura
31	Bilheti	Rural	Bilhati
32	Bindwa	Rural	Windwa
33	Bisae Pura	Rural	Jouri
34	Bisal Pura	Rural	Bisalpura
35	Bodar	Rural	Rakhra
36	Chak Abdu	Rural	Tatarpur
37	Chak Pir Khan	Rural	Tatarpur
38	Chandani	Rural	Chandani
39	Chandrol	Rural	Chandrol
40	Charrai	Rural	Methanapali
41	Chhachh Pura	Rural	Singhpura
42	Chhan	Rural	Khiriya Fejulla
43	Dali Pura	Rural	Barana
44	Dalpatpur	Rural	Ramner
45	Dalpatpura	Rural	Dalpatpur
46	Deora	Rural	Barcholi
47	Deori Khurd	Rural	Ramner
48	Dhamna	Rural	Piyawal
49	Dhan Pipri	Rural	Dhanpipari
50	Dhanoti	Rural	Dhanoti
51	Dharampura	Rural	Dharampura
52	Dhound	Rural	Ghoud
53	Gaddi Pur	Rural	Tatarpur
54	Ganesh Pura	Rural	Udi
55	Ghanshyam Pur	Rural	Windwa
56	Godan	Rural	Godan
57	Gudaha	Rural	Khiriyaalam
58	Hansa Pur	Rural	Bharroli
59	Hardai	Rural	Tetana
60	Hasan Pur	Rural	Imaliya
61	Hasari Bhander	Rural	Tatarpur
62	Hasari Tatar	Rural	Tatarpur
63	Imaliya	Rural	Imaliya
64	Ingui	Rural	Baderasopan
65	Intarora	Rural	Dhanpipari
66	Jauri	Rural	Jouri
67	Kabulpur	Rural	Tatarpur
68	Kadura	Rural	Ghoud
69	Kaimara	Rural	Bichodana
70	Kamlapuri	Rural	Kamlapuri
71	Kanera	Rural	Tatarpur
72	Karra	Rural	Noguan
73	Kashipur	Rural	Kamlapuri
74	Kherideo	Rural	Udina
75	Khiriya Alam	Rural	Khiriyaalam
76	Khiriya Faijulla	Rural	Khiriya Fejulla
77	Khiriya Gopi	Rural	Singhpura
78	Khiriya Jhansi	Rural	Salon-A
79	Khiriya Kadoor	Rural	Dhanoti
80	Khiriya Riyasat	Rural	Tigrakala
81	Khiriya Sahab	Rural	Khiriyasaheb
82	Kudila	Rural	Kulriya
83	Kulariya	Rural	Kulriya
84	Kumariya Raj	Rural	Mustra
85	Kurgaon	Rural	Chandani
86	Kutauli	Rural	Kutuoli
87	Kyolari	Rural	Barcholi
88	Lahar Haveli	Rural	Lahar Haweli
89	Lidhora Haveli	Rural	Dalpatpur
90	Madhopura	Rural	Madhopura
91	Mahadua	Rural	Mahadua
92	Maithana Pahuj	Rural	Methnapahunj
93	Maithana Pali	Rural	Methanapali
94	Malaua	Rural	Asuli
95	Malgujar	Rural	Berach
96	Mangroli	Rural	Sadka
97	Muriya (Muria-81)	Rural	Astot
98	Mustara	Rural	Mustra
99	Nadiya	Rural	Sunari
100	Natarra	Rural	Bisalpura
101	Nayagaon	Rural	Seora
102	Nichroli	Rural	Piparaua Kala
103	Nobai	Rural	Khiriyasaheb
104	Nogawan	Rural	Noguan
105	Padri Kalan	Rural	Rakhra
106	Pandokhar	Rural	Pandokhar
107	Patan Govind	Rural	Udina
108	Pathara Narayan	Rural	Ajitpura
109	Patharya Tatarpur	Rural	Tatarpur
110	Patti Tatarpur	Rural	Tatarpur
111	Piprauakalan	Rural	Piparaua Kala
112	Piprauakhurd	Rural	Dalpatpur
113	Porsa	Rural	Porsa
114	Pura Bilheti	Rural	Sadka
115	Pura Daboh	Rural	Puradaboh
116	Puranpura	Rural	Puradaboh
117	Pyawal	Rural	Piyawal
118	Raipur	Rural	Berach
119	Rajpura	Rural	Seora
120	Rakhra	Rural	Rakhra
121	Ramgarh	Rural	Barana
122	Ramner	Rural	Ramner
123	Rampura	Rural	Kutuoli
124	Richhoura	Rural	Richora
125	Sadka	Rural	Sadka
126	Sahjora	Rural	Ajitpura
127	Sakatpura	Rural	Bilhati
128	Saletara	Rural	Saletra
129	Salon Bharroli	Rural	Salon-A
130	Salon Bhitari	Rural	Salon-B
131	Sarsai	Rural	Sarsai
132	Saujana	Rural	Khiriyaalam
133	Semaha	Rural	Soda
134	Semari	Rural	Asuli
135	Sentol	Rural	Saletra
136	Shahbuddin	Rural	Tatarpur
137	Sikandarpur	Urban	Not applicable
138	Sikri	Rural	Baderasopan
139	Simariya	Rural	Jouri
140	Simthara	Rural	Dharampura
141	Singhpura	Rural	Singhpura
142	Soda	Rural	Soda
143	Softa	Rural	Sopta
144	Sohan	Rural	Sohan
145	Sukalhari	Rural	Barcholi
146	Sunri	Rural	Sunari
147	Syora	Rural	Seora
148	Tantana	Rural	Tetana
149	Tatarpur	Rural	Tatarpur
150	Tedot	Rural	Tedot
151	Telgaon	Rural	Talgaon
152	Tighra Kalan	Rural	Tigrakala
153	Tilhera	Rural	Kutuoli
154	Tor	Rural	Ramner
155	Torpatharra	Rural	Madhopura
156	Touri	Rural	Touri
157	Tukda Tori	Rural	Tatarpur
158	Udi	Rural	Udi
159	Udina	Rural	Udina
160	Varki Saray	Urban	Not applicable

Population of Bhander Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Bhander Tehsil has a total population of 1,59,829 people, consisting of 85,376 males and 74,453 females. There are 32,174 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 238 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,59,829	1,34,625	25,204
Male Population	85,376	71,926	13,450
Female Population	74,453	62,699	11,754
Total Households	32,174	27,795	4,379
Population Density	238 / km²	201 / km²	15,002 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,06,826 literate people and 20,804 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 40,832 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2,046 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)	20,804	17,643	3,161
Literate Population	1,06,826	88,836	17,990
Illiterate Population	53,003	45,789	7,214
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	40,832	35,483	5,349
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	2,046	1,947	99

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)	Bhander (भाण्डेर)
District	Datia
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Nankhas
Total Area	670 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	872
Total Population (2011)	1,59,829
Density	238/km²
Total Villages	160

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