Dewas Tehsil - Madhya Pradesh
Dewas is an administrative tehsil in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Dewas is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Dewas, while the nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 30.7 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 1,001 km², including 900.79 km² rural area and 100.22 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 938 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Dewas Tehsil
Dewas Tehsil has a total of 214 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 | Aakya | Rural | Aakya |
| 2 | Achlukhedi | Rural | Achlukhedi |
| 3 | Agrod | Rural | Aagrod |
| 4 | Ajampur Sutarkheda | Rural | Gadaishapiplya |
| 5 | Akabarpur | Rural | Akhabarpur |
| 6 | Akalya | Rural | Aakalya |
| 7 | Akhepura | Rural | Akhepur |
| 8 | Alipur | Rural | Kshipra (Suklya) |
| 9 | Amarpura | Rural | Amarpura |
| 10 | Amlawati | Rural | Nipaniya |
| 11 | Amodiya | Rural | Baroli |
| 12 | Anandpurdungariya | Rural | Aadugriya |
| 13 | Anarthiya | Rural | Sunwani Karad |
| 14 | Ant | Rural | Aant |
| 15 | Antrakodi | Rural | Baroli |
| 16 | Antraliya | Rural | Aant |
| 17 | Awalya Pipalya | Rural | Aawalya Piplya |
| 18 | Azizkhedi | Rural | Ajijkhedi |
| 19 | Badamahalaspura | Rural | Chotta Malsapura |
| 20 | Badoli | Rural | Dewar |
| 21 | Bagana | Rural | Bagana |
| 22 | Bairagarh | Rural | Bairagarh |
| 23 | Balakhedi | Rural | Ramgadjangali |
| 24 | Baloda | Rural | Baloda |
| 25 | Bangar | Rural | Bangar |
| 26 | Bangarda | Rural | Bangarda |
| 27 | Banjari | Rural | Khatediya |
| 28 | Bapchagujar | Rural | Gujar Bapcha |
| 29 | Bapchanayata | Rural | Baloda |
| 30 | Baray | Rural | Barai |
| 31 | Barkhedakayam | Rural | Barkheda Kayam |
| 32 | Barkhedakotapai | Rural | Barkehda Kotapai |
| 33 | Barkhedi | Rural | Barkehda Kotapai |
| 34 | Barkhediman | Rural | Barkheda Kayam |
| 35 | Barodi | Rural | Baroli |
| 36 | Barodpipalya | Rural | Rupakhedi |
| 37 | Barotha | Rural | Barotha |
| 38 | Bhadapipalya | Rural | Bhadapiplya |
| 39 | Bhagwanpura | Rural | Parwatpura |
| 40 | Bhaisuni | Rural | Bhesuni |
| 41 | Bhangarh | Rural | Bhangarh |
| 42 | Bhanoli | Rural | Barkheda Kayam |
| 43 | Bhatkhedi | Rural | Bhatkhedi |
| 44 | Bhilakheda | Rural | Sadashivpura |
| 45 | Bhimakhedi | Rural | Bangarda |
| 46 | Bijepur | Rural | Bijepur |
| 47 | Bodani | Rural | Limboda |
| 48 | Borkhedidhakad | Rural | Mendki Dhakad |
| 49 | Borkhediphattu | Rural | Aakalya |
| 50 | Brahmankhedi | Rural | Ajijkhedi |
| 51 | Chaplakhedi | Rural | Sunvani Gopal |
| 52 | Chhapri | Rural | Chhapra |
| 53 | Chhota Mahalasapura | Rural | Chotta Malsapura |
| 54 | Chobapipalya | Rural | Coubapipliya |
| 55 | Churlaibadi | Rural | Badi Churlia |
| 56 | Churlaichhoti | Rural | Badi Churlia |
| 57 | Dabalchooki | Rural | Akhepur |
| 58 | Dakhnakhedi | Rural | Dakhnakhedi |
| 59 | Datotar | Rural | Dattotar |
| 60 | Dewar | Rural | Dewar |
| 61 | Dhabla | Rural | Ramgadjangali |
| 62 | Dhamanda | Rural | Bhangarh |
| 63 | Dhammani | Rural | Sutali |
| 64 | Dhanora | Rural | Nariyakheda |
| 65 | Dharukhedi | Rural | Bhatkhedi |
| 66 | Dudhapura | Rural | Parwatpura |
| 67 | Dungariya | Rural | Patada |
| 68 | Elaskhedi | Rural | Aagrod |
| 69 | Gabbapura | Rural | Parwatpura |
| 70 | Gadashapipalya | Rural | Gadaishapiplya |
| 71 | Gaddukhedi | Rural | Amarpura |
| 72 | Gajnodkheda | Rural | Barai |
| 73 | Gangardi | Rural | Bhadapiplya |
| 74 | Gogya | Rural | Sunwani Karad |
| 75 | Gondalya | Rural | Bangarda |
| 76 | Gopalpura | Rural | Parwatpura |
| 77 | Gorkhedi | Rural | Upadi |
| 78 | Guradiya(Bhil) | Rural | Guradiya Bhil |
| 79 | Haibatpura | Rural | Haibatpura |
| 80 | Hapakheda | Rural | Napakhedi |
| 81 | Hawankhedi | Rural | Gadaishapiplya |
| 82 | Hirapura | Rural | Parwatpura |
| 83 | Hirli | Rural | Aant |
| 84 | Hoshyarakhedi | Rural | Sironj |
| 85 | Hoshyari | Rural | Sabukhedi |
| 86 | Ishwarkhedi | Rural | Dakhnakhedi |
| 87 | Jalalkhedi | Rural | Bijepur |
| 88 | Jalodiya | Rural | Jalodia |
| 89 | Jamgod | Rural | Jamgod |
| 90 | Jamunya | Rural | Bangarda |
| 91 | Jangli(Ramgarh) | Rural | Ramgadjangali |
| 92 | Janoikhedi | Rural | Patlawada |
| 93 | Jasodgarh | Rural | Chotta Malsapura |
| 94 | Jawasya | Rural | Jawasiya |
| 95 | Jiwajipura | Rural | Mangrola |
| 96 | Kabadi | Rural | Upadi |
| 97 | Kaladeh | Rural | Barotha |
| 98 | Kaneriya | Rural | Parwatpura |
| 99 | Kankund | Rural | Kankund |
| 100 | Karadiya | Rural | Dakhnakhedi |
| 101 | Karmankhedi | Rural | Sadashivpura |
| 102 | Kawadi | Rural | Kawadi |
| 103 | Kelod | Rural | Kellod |
| 104 | Khajuriya Parmar | Rural | Mundaheda |
| 105 | Khatamba | Rural | Khatamba |
| 106 | Khatediya | Rural | Khatediya |
| 107 | Khetakhedi | Rural | Barkehda Kotapai |
| 108 | Khokariya | Rural | Khokriya |
| 109 | Kishangarh | Rural | Patadi |
| 110 | Koklakhedi | Rural | Bangarda |
| 111 | Kolukhedi | Rural | Kawadi |
| 112 | Kumariya | Rural | Kumaria |
| 113 | Lasurdiya Chhatradhar | Rural | Lasudiya Chattradhar |
| 114 | Lasurdiya Sonda | Rural | Lasudiya Sonda |
| 115 | Lasurdiyanajdeek | Rural | Bhangarh |
| 116 | Laxmipura | Rural | Rala Mandal |
| 117 | Limboda | Rural | Limboda |
| 118 | Lohana | Rural | Bagana |
| 119 | Lohar Pipalya | Rural | Loharpiplya |
| 120 | Lohari | Rural | Lohari |
| 121 | Mahudiya | Rural | Nariyakheda |
| 122 | Malendiya | Rural | Jalodia |
| 123 | Mangrola | Rural | Mangrola |
| 124 | Mareti | Rural | Rupakhedi |
| 125 | Mendkidhakad | Rural | Mendki Dhakad |
| 126 | Merkhedi | Rural | Lasudiya Sonda |
| 127 | Merkhedi(Ankya) | Rural | Napakhedi |
| 128 | Mirzapur | Rural | Mirjapur |
| 129 | Mochikhedi | Rural | Aagrod |
| 130 | Molay | Rural | Dakhnakhedi |
| 131 | Morukhedi | Rural | Morukhedi |
| 132 | Mudka | Rural | Mendki Dhakad |
| 133 | Mundaheda | Rural | Mundaheda |
| 134 | Nabipur | Rural | Khatediya |
| 135 | Nagjhiri | Rural | Kumaria |
| 136 | Nagora | Rural | Kumaria |
| 137 | Nalesara | Rural | Lasudiya Sonda |
| 138 | Napakhedi | Rural | Napakhedi |
| 139 | Naranjipur | Rural | Tigriya Sanchya |
| 140 | Narayangarh | Rural | Kumaria |
| 141 | Nariyakheda | Rural | Nariyakheda |
| 142 | Narkhedi | Rural | Kawadi |
| 143 | Nawdakhedi | Rural | Dakhnakhedi |
| 144 | Newari | Rural | Limboda |
| 145 | Nijamadi | Rural | Haibatpura |
| 146 | Niklank | Rural | Sonda |
| 147 | Nipanya | Rural | Nipaniya |
| 148 | Niwaniya | Rural | Chhapra |
| 149 | Padampura | Rural | Sannod |
| 150 | Padlya | Rural | Tigriya Goga |
| 151 | Panchtalab | Rural | Aant |
| 152 | Panthmundla | Rural | Panth Mundla |
| 153 | Panwasa | Rural | Mirjapur |
| 154 | Parwatipura | Rural | Tigriya Chotta |
| 155 | Parwatpura | Rural | Parwatpura |
| 156 | Patada | Rural | Patada |
| 157 | Patadi | Rural | Patadi |
| 158 | Patherguradiya | Rural | Pattar Guradiya |
| 159 | Patlawada | Rural | Patlawada |
| 160 | Pawarda | Rural | Purwalda |
| 161 | Pipalyarao | Rural | Aawalya Piplya |
| 162 | Pirbarkheda | Rural | Barotha |
| 163 | Pitawala | Rural | Aakya |
| 164 | Pitawali | Rural | Gujar Bapcha |
| 165 | Raghogarh | Rural | Raghogad |
| 166 | Rajpura | Rural | Mendki Dhakad |
| 167 | Ralamandal | Rural | Rala Mandal |
| 168 | Ranayar | Rural | Timarni |
| 169 | Ratedi | Rural | Khatediya |
| 170 | Rewadi | Rural | Timarni |
| 171 | Rudrawasa | Rural | Parwatpura |
| 172 | Rupakhedi | Rural | Rupakhedi |
| 173 | Rupatta | Rural | Tinoniya |
| 174 | Sabukhedi | Rural | Sabukhedi |
| 175 | Sadashivpura | Rural | Sadashivpura |
| 176 | Sajnodkheda | Rural | Barai |
| 177 | Salamkhedi | Rural | Mangrola |
| 178 | Sannod | Rural | Sannod |
| 179 | Sarol | Rural | Sarol |
| 180 | Sarola | Rural | Ajijkhedi |
| 181 | Sarpatti | Rural | Sutarkhedi |
| 182 | Satbardi | Rural | Khatamba |
| 183 | Sendukhedi | Rural | Sadashivpura |
| 184 | Shukrawasa | Rural | Parwatpura |
| 185 | Silakhedi | Rural | Upadi |
| 186 | Silawati | Rural | Bagana |
| 187 | Sindani | Rural | Bijepur |
| 188 | Sinduriya | Rural | Sutali |
| 189 | Singawada | Rural | Singawada |
| 190 | Siroliya | Rural | Sirolya |
| 191 | Sironj | Rural | Sironj |
| 192 | Sonda | Rural | Sonda |
| 193 | Sukalya | Rural | Kshipra (Suklya) |
| 194 | Sulyakheda | Rural | Bhatkhedi |
| 195 | Sumrakheda | Rural | Panth Mundla |
| 196 | Sunwani Gopal | Rural | Sunvani Gopal |
| 197 | Sunwani Karad | Rural | Sunwani Karad |
| 198 | Sunwanimahankal | Rural | Sunwani Mahakal |
| 199 | Sutarkheda | Rural | Sutarkhedi |
| 200 | Sutarkheda(Marethya) | Rural | Aakalya |
| 201 | Sutli | Rural | Sutali |
| 202 | Tigariya Chhota | Rural | Tigriya Chotta |
| 203 | Tigariya Goga | Rural | Tigriya Goga |
| 204 | Tigariya Sancha | Rural | Tigriya Sanchya |
| 205 | Timarni | Rural | Timarni |
| 206 | Tinoniya | Rural | Tinoniya |
| 207 | Tolapura | Rural | Khatediya |
| 208 | Tumdawada | Rural | Haibatpura |
| 209 | Tumdawada | Rural | Lasudiya Chattradhar |
| 210 | Tumni | Rural | Upadi |
| 211 | Tumni Mohammadpur | Rural | Loharpiplya |
| 212 | Upadi | Rural | Upadi |
| 213 | Vijayganj Mandi | Rural | Bhesuni |
| 214 | Yashwantnagar | Rural | Patlawada |
Population of Dewas Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Dewas Tehsil has a total population of 5,05,948 people, consisting of 2,61,043 males and 2,44,905 females. There are 99,062 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 505 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 5,05,948 | 2,16,398 | 2,89,550 |
| Male Population | 2,61,043 | 1,10,962 | 1,50,081 |
| Female Population | 2,44,905 | 1,05,436 | 1,39,469 |
| Total Households | 99,062 | 41,665 | 57,397 |
| Population Density | 505 / km² | 240 / km² | 2,889 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 3,46,972 literate people and 65,904 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 1,05,658 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 20,660 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) | 65,904 | 30,467 | 35,437 |
| Literate Population | 3,46,972 | 1,31,884 | 2,15,088 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,58,976 | 84,514 | 74,462 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 1,05,658 | 49,292 | 56,366 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 20,660 | 10,799 | 9,861 |
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.