Satwas Tehsil - Dewas, Madhya Pradesh

Satwas 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. Satwas is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kurawan, while the nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 69.6 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 979 km², including 938.75 km² rural area and 40.21 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 932 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Satwas Tehsil

Satwas Tehsil has a total of 126 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	Atawas	Urban	Not applicable
2	Badhawa	Rural	Badhawa
3	Badkankhari	Rural	Badkankhari
4	Badkun	Rural	Singladeh
5	Baglani	Rural	Bhamar
6	Baijagwada	Rural	Baijagwada
7	Balya	Rural	Balya
8	Bamnibuzurg	Rural	Bamnibuzurg
9	Banasa	Rural	Nimlay
10	Banjari	Rural	Palasi
11	Bapcha	Rural	Bamnibuzurg
12	Bardi	Rural	Gardijhabriya
13	Baroda	Rural	Barodamafi
14	Bedakhal	Rural	Baijagwada
15	Bedgaon	Rural	Bedgaon
16	Bekalya	Rural	Bamnibuzurg
17	Beragada	Rural	Beragada
18	Bhamar	Rural	Bhamar
19	Bhandariya	Rural	Bhandariya
20	Bhatbardi	Rural	Baijagwada
21	Bhawana	Rural	Gudbel
22	Bhayali	Rural	Bhayali
23	Bherupura	Rural	Dabribuzurg
24	Bhesoon	Rural	Bhesoon
25	Bhildi	Rural	Kothadi
26	Bichhakhedi	Rural	Pangra
27	Bichkuwa	Rural	Bichkuwa
28	Bor Kundiya	Rural	Gadagaon
29	Borani	Rural	Borani
30	Borkhedi	Rural	Badkankhari
31	Burut	Rural	Salamatpura
32	Chatrapura	Rural	Dabribuzurg
33	Chichli	Rural	Pangri
34	Chorwan	Rural	Bhayali
35	Dabribuzurg	Rural	Dabribuzurg
36	Dangrakheda	Rural	Dangrakheda
37	Dani	Urban	Not applicable
38	Dehri	Rural	Dehri
39	Dhali	Rural	Dhasad
40	Dharampuri	Rural	Khariya
41	Dhasad	Rural	Dhasad
42	Dinakarpura	Rural	Dhasad
43	Dongali	Rural	Hirapur
44	Eklera	Rural	Eklera
45	Fatehgarh	Rural	Tipras
46	Gadagaon	Rural	Gadagaon
47	Gajakhedi	Urban	Not applicable
48	Gardi	Rural	Gardijhabriya
49	Gardijhabriya	Rural	Gardijhabriya
50	Ghudiya	Rural	Bamnibuzurg
51	Godan Pathar	Rural	Godna
52	Godna	Rural	Godna
53	Golaguthan	Rural	Golaguthan
54	Golpura	Rural	Golaguthan
55	Hajra	Rural	Golaguthan
56	Hasyakhedi	Rural	Nayapura
57	Hasyakhedi	Rural	Nayapura
58	Hirapur	Rural	Hirapur
59	Indrapuri	Rural	Nimasa
60	Jabalpur	Rural	Eklera
61	Jansur	Rural	Jaansur
62	Jhirniya	Rural	Namanpur
63	Jinwani	Rural	Khariya
64	Jinwani (Kantaphod)	Rural	Jinwani
65	Jinwani (Malagaon)	Rural	Khiroda
66	Kaliratdi	Rural	Singladeh
67	Kanda	Rural	Beragada
68	Kantaphod	Urban	Not applicable
69	Khal	Rural	Khal
70	Khapras	Rural	Tipras
71	Kharadi	Rural	Surmanya
72	Khari	Rural	Badkankhari
73	Khariya	Rural	Khariya
74	Kherkheda	Rural	Gardijhabriya
75	Khiroda	Rural	Khiroda
76	Kiti	Rural	Nimlay
77	Kitkhedi	Rural	Gadagaon
78	Kitola Khurd	Rural	Salamatpura
79	Kitolabuzurg	Rural	Singladeh
80	Kothadi	Rural	Kothadi
81	Kothda	Rural	Dhasad
82	Kotkheda	Urban	Not applicable
83	Kuwagaon	Rural	Singladeh
84	Lehki	Rural	Lehki
85	Loharda	Urban	Not applicable
86	Magardi	Rural	Lehki
87	Mala Kharad	Rural	Jaansur
88	Malagaon	Rural	Khiroda
89	Masuriya	Rural	Gardijhabriya
90	Mehandul	Rural	Khal
91	Mohaijagir	Rural	Mohai
92	Nagjhiri	Rural	Raipura
93	Namanpur	Rural	Namanpur
94	Naraynapura	Rural	Tipras
95	Nayapura	Rural	Nayapura
96	Neemlay	Rural	Dehri
97	Nimasa	Rural	Nimasa
98	Nimkheda	Rural	Nimasa
99	Nimlay	Rural	Nimlay
100	Palasi	Rural	Palasi
101	Pangri	Rural	Pangri
102	Panpat	Rural	Sindrani
103	Pipalya	Rural	Dhasad
104	Pokharbuzurg	Rural	Bhamar
105	Pokharkhurd	Rural	Pokharkhurd
106	Pura	Rural	Eklera
107	Rehmanpura	Rural	Rehmanpura
108	Rohanya	Rural	Khariya
109	Salamatpura	Rural	Salamatpura
110	Satwas	Urban	Not applicable
111	Semlibuzurg	Rural	Barodamafi
112	Semlikhurd	Rural	Barodamafi
113	Sikandarkhedi	Rural	Pangri
114	Sindrani	Rural	Sindrani
115	Singla Deh	Rural	Singladeh
116	Singodi	Rural	Godna
117	Sundrel	Rural	Sundrel
118	Surlay	Rural	Khariya
119	Surmanya	Rural	Surmanya
120	Takdi	Rural	Singladeh
121	Thanabuzurg	Urban	Not applicable
122	Thandi	Rural	Bhandariya
123	Tipras	Rural	Tipras
124	Tumdi Kheda	Rural	Dehri
125	Umar	Rural	Singladeh
126	Unhel	Rural	Sindrani

Population of Satwas Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Satwas Tehsil has a total population of 1,46,089 people, consisting of 75,595 males and 70,494 females. There are 30,349 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 149 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,46,089	1,12,374	33,715
Male Population	75,595	58,165	17,430
Female Population	70,494	54,209	16,285
Total Households	30,349	23,947	6,402
Population Density	149 / km²	120 / km²	838 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 71,898 literate people and 24,034 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 17,873 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 52,911 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)	24,034	18,891	5,143
Literate Population	71,898	52,230	19,668
Illiterate Population	74,191	60,144	14,047
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	17,873	14,839	3,034
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	52,911	46,551	6,360

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)	Satwas (सतवास)
District	Dewas
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Kurawan
Total Area	979 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	932
Total Population (2011)	1,46,089
Density	149/km²
Total Villages	126

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