Badnawar Tehsil - Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
Badnawar is an administrative tehsil in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Runija, while the nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 52.1 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 1,049 km², including 1,045.56 km² of rural area and 3.01 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 972 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Badnawar Tehsil
Badnawar Tehsil has a total of 179 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 | Ajanya Khedi | Rural | Hanumantya |
| 2 | Amodiya | Rural | Semalya |
| 3 | Babarda | Rural | Babarda |
| 4 | Badnawar | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 5 | Badwai | Rural | Mousar |
| 6 | Bakhatgarh | Rural | Bakhatgarh |
| 7 | Bakhatpura | Rural | Bakhatpura |
| 8 | Baloda | Rural | Baloda |
| 9 | Bamakhedi | Rural | Saktali |
| 10 | Bamanda Kalan | Rural | Bamanda Kala |
| 11 | Bamanda Khurd | Rural | Dattigara |
| 12 | Bamansuta | Rural | Panchakwasa |
| 13 | Bamanya Rundi | Rural | Hanumantya |
| 14 | Barodiya | Rural | Diwanya |
| 15 | Batwadiya Kalan | Rural | Manglya |
| 16 | Batwadiya Khurd | Rural | Nindwaniya |
| 17 | Bawadiya | Rural | Hanumantya |
| 18 | Beganda | Rural | Khairwas |
| 19 | Beganda | Rural | Tarod |
| 20 | Bhat Bamanda | Rural | Bhatbamanda |
| 21 | Bhat Khareli | Rural | Paduniya |
| 22 | Bhensola | Rural | Bhainsola |
| 23 | Bheroopada | Rural | Bherupada |
| 24 | Bhimpura | Rural | Warnasa |
| 25 | Bhimpura | Rural | Karanpura |
| 26 | Bhoinda | Rural | Khandigra |
| 27 | Bhuwani Kheda | Rural | Bhuwanikheda |
| 28 | Bida | Rural | Kachnariya |
| 29 | Bidwal | Rural | Bidwal |
| 30 | Bor Jhadi | Rural | Kisanpura |
| 31 | Borali | Rural | Borali |
| 32 | Borda | Rural | Borda |
| 33 | Bordi | Rural | Bordi |
| 34 | Bukdawada Khedi | Rural | Borali |
| 35 | Bulgara | Rural | Kanwasa |
| 36 | Bulgari | Rural | Jalodkheta |
| 37 | Chamunda Khedi | Rural | Manglya |
| 38 | Chandwadiya | Rural | Derkha |
| 39 | Chandwadiya Kalan | Rural | Chandwadiya Kalan |
| 40 | Chandwadiya Khurd | Rural | Chandwadiya Kalan |
| 41 | Chhangara | Rural | Retoda |
| 42 | Chhayan | Rural | Chhayan |
| 43 | Chhayan Khurd | Rural | Chhayan Khurd |
| 44 | Chho Kalan | Rural | Chhokhurd |
| 45 | Chho Khurd | Rural | Chhokhurd |
| 46 | Chira Khan | Rural | Chirakhan |
| 47 | Chirakhan | Rural | Nindwaniya |
| 48 | Dangi Khedi | Rural | Kathodiya |
| 49 | Dattigara | Rural | Dattigara |
| 50 | Delchi | Rural | Delchi |
| 51 | Derkha Urf Bharatgarh | Rural | Derkha |
| 52 | Dhamana | Rural | Damana |
| 53 | Dhaniya Khedi | Rural | Diwanya |
| 54 | Dharsi Kheda | Rural | Dharsikheda |
| 55 | Dholana | Rural | Dholana |
| 56 | Dholana Khurd | Rural | Nougava |
| 57 | Diwanya | Rural | Diwanya |
| 58 | Dotrya | Rural | Dotriya |
| 59 | Dudhwal | Rural | Bhatbamanda |
| 60 | Gadhi | Rural | Dharsikheda |
| 61 | Gajnod | Rural | Gajnod |
| 62 | Gandwada | Rural | Kumedi |
| 63 | Gardawadya | Rural | Dharsikheda |
| 64 | Ghatgara | Rural | Ghatra |
| 65 | Golawada | Rural | Warnasa |
| 66 | Gopal Khedi | Rural | Chhayan Khurd |
| 67 | Gordhanpura | Rural | Reshamgara |
| 68 | Gulripada | Rural | Hanumantya |
| 69 | Gundi Khada | Rural | Mungela |
| 70 | Handiya Kundiya | Rural | Bordi |
| 71 | Hanumantya | Rural | Hanumantya |
| 72 | Harkajhar | Rural | Sangvi |
| 73 | Indrawal | Rural | Indrawal |
| 74 | Jabada | Rural | Jabda |
| 75 | Jalod | Rural | Jalod |
| 76 | Jaloda Khera(Rameshpur) | Rural | Jalodkheta |
| 77 | Jawasiya | Rural | Jawasiya |
| 78 | Jhar Kheda | Rural | Karanpura |
| 79 | Jhijhard | Rural | Sangvi |
| 80 | Kabarpada | Rural | Semalkheda |
| 81 | Kachhi Baroda | Rural | Kachhibaroda |
| 82 | Kachnariya | Rural | Kachnariya |
| 83 | Kalola | Rural | Semalya |
| 84 | Kalyanpura | Rural | Khairwas |
| 85 | Kankraj | Rural | Kankraj |
| 86 | Kanvan | Rural | Kanvan |
| 87 | Kanwasa | Rural | Kanwasa |
| 88 | Karadiya | Rural | Warnasa |
| 89 | Karanpura | Rural | Karanpura |
| 90 | Karod Kalan | Rural | Karod Kalan |
| 91 | Karod Khurd | Rural | Bamanda Kala |
| 92 | Karoda | Rural | Karoda |
| 93 | Kathodiya Bada | Rural | Kathodiya |
| 94 | Kathodiya Chhota | Rural | Pali Baroda |
| 95 | Katlawada | Rural | Chhayan Khurd |
| 96 | Kesarpura | Rural | Mousar |
| 97 | Khachroda | Rural | Khachroda |
| 98 | Khajuriya | Rural | Sanoli |
| 99 | Khamlipada | Rural | Nindwaniya |
| 100 | Khandigara | Rural | Khandigra |
| 101 | Khardiya | Rural | Semalkheda |
| 102 | Kheda | Rural | Kheda |
| 103 | Khedi | Rural | Dharsikheda |
| 104 | Kherwas | Rural | Khairwas |
| 105 | Khiledi | Rural | Khikedi |
| 106 | Khima Khedi | Rural | Bhuwanikheda |
| 107 | Kisanpura | Rural | Kisanpura |
| 108 | Kod | Rural | Kod |
| 109 | Kumedi | Rural | Kumedi |
| 110 | Kusawada | Rural | Kusavda |
| 111 | Lili Khedi | Rural | Lilikhedi |
| 112 | Machhamagri | Rural | Nindwaniya |
| 113 | Madhavgarh | Rural | Shergarh |
| 114 | Makani | Rural | Makni |
| 115 | Makka Khedi | Rural | Mousar |
| 116 | Makundpura | Rural | Kheda |
| 117 | Manasa | Rural | Manasa |
| 118 | Manglya | Rural | Manglya |
| 119 | Manpura | Rural | Chirakhan |
| 120 | Masaniya | Rural | Diwanya |
| 121 | Mausar | Rural | Mousar |
| 122 | Maya Khedi | Rural | Jawasiya |
| 123 | Mehatpura | Rural | Siloda Bujurg |
| 124 | Multhan | Rural | Multhan |
| 125 | Mundla | Rural | Babarda |
| 126 | Mungela | Rural | Mungela |
| 127 | Muradka | Rural | Muradka |
| 128 | Nagda | Rural | Nagda |
| 129 | Nagjhiri | Rural | Jalodkheta |
| 130 | Nagora | Rural | Nagora |
| 131 | Naharkheda | Rural | Karanpura |
| 132 | Nawapada | Rural | Nindwaniya |
| 133 | Nevripada | Rural | Jalodkheta |
| 134 | Nindwaniya | Rural | Nindwaniya |
| 135 | Nogaon | Rural | Nougava |
| 136 | Osar | Rural | Mousar |
| 137 | Padunya | Rural | Paduniya |
| 138 | Palibaroda | Rural | Pali Baroda |
| 139 | Palwada | Rural | Palwada |
| 140 | Pana | Rural | Phuledi |
| 141 | Panchakwasa | Rural | Panchakwasa |
| 142 | Panchmukhi | Rural | Chhayan Khurd |
| 143 | Panda | Rural | Phuledi |
| 144 | Payakunda | Rural | Paykunda |
| 145 | Phuledi | Rural | Phuledi |
| 146 | Pipal Khunta | Rural | Hanumantya |
| 147 | Pipaliya | Rural | Ratanpura |
| 148 | Pitgara | Rural | Pitgara |
| 149 | Pratappura | Rural | Nindwaniya |
| 150 | Ralayta | Rural | Reshamgara |
| 151 | Rangara Khedi | Rural | Jalod |
| 152 | Ratanpura | Rural | Ratanpura |
| 153 | Rayanpada | Rural | Sangvi |
| 154 | Reshamgara | Rural | Reshamgara |
| 155 | Ritoda | Rural | Retoda |
| 156 | Ritodi | Rural | Retoda |
| 157 | Rupa Kheda | Rural | Rupakheda |
| 158 | Sahabnagar | Rural | Karod Kalan |
| 159 | Saktali | Rural | Saktali |
| 160 | Sanawada | Rural | Manasa |
| 161 | Sandla | Rural | Sandla |
| 162 | Sangwi | Rural | Sangvi |
| 163 | Sangwi Alias Daulatpura | Rural | Sangvi |
| 164 | Sanoli | Rural | Sanoli |
| 165 | Sardarpura | Rural | Nindwaniya |
| 166 | Semal Kheda | Rural | Semalkheda |
| 167 | Semaliya | Rural | Semalya |
| 168 | Sergarh | Rural | Shergarh |
| 169 | Shambhopada | Rural | Shambhupada |
| 170 | Shivgarh | Rural | Kumedi |
| 171 | Siloda Buzurg | Rural | Siloda Bujurg |
| 172 | Siloda Khurd | Rural | Siloda Khurd |
| 173 | Silodiya | Rural | Jawasiya |
| 174 | Takrawada | Rural | Takravda |
| 175 | Tarod | Rural | Tarod |
| 176 | Tikhipada | Rural | Hanumantya |
| 177 | Tilgara | Rural | Tilgara |
| 178 | Titipada | Rural | Dotriya |
| 179 | Warnasa | Rural | Warnasa |
Population of Badnawar Tehsil
According to the 2011 Census, Badnawar Tehsil had a total population of 2,26,440 people living in 45,762 households. The population comprised 1,14,825 males and 1,11,615 females, with an average population density of 216 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,26,440 | 2,05,523 | 20,917 |
| Male Population | 1,14,825 | 1,03,953 | 10,872 |
| Female Population | 1,11,615 | 1,01,570 | 10,045 |
| Total Households | 45,762 | 41,760 | 4,002 |
| Population Density | 216 / km² | 197 / km² | 6,949 / km² |
Badnawar Tehsil had 1,25,964 literate people and 33,783 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 24,101 and 82,676 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 33,783 | 31,033 | 2,750 |
| Literate Population | 1,25,964 | 1,11,359 | 14,605 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,00,476 | 94,164 | 6,312 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 24,101 | 22,611 | 1,490 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 82,676 | 79,977 | 2,699 |
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.