Dhar Tehsil - Madhya Pradesh

Dhar is an administrative tehsil in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Dhar is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Mhow, while the nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 38.2 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 1,896 km², including 1,740.79 km² rural area and 155.21 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 918 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dhar Tehsil

Dhar Tehsil has a total of 264 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	Adbeli	Rural	Kua
2	Advi	Rural	Advi
3	Ahirkhedi	Rural	Nekpur
4	Ahu	Rural	Aahu
5	Akoda	Rural	Akoda
6	Akoliya	Rural	Sambhar
7	Ambakundia	Rural	Bhutibawdi
8	Ambapatdi	Rural	Ganganagar
9	Ambapura	Rural	Mawdipura
10	Ambapura	Rural	Ambapura
11	Amkheda	Rural	Gyanpura
12	Amla	Rural	Aamla
13	Amlyabheru	Rural	Ganganagar
14	Anarad	Rural	Anarad
15	Andibeda	Rural	Bhutibawdi
16	Anjnai	Rural	Anjanai
17	Antrai	Rural	Antrai
18	Athar	Urban	Not applicable
19	Badakalan	Rural	Bori
20	Badchhapra	Rural	Badchhapra
21	Badlipura Kalan	Rural	Badlipura Kalan
22	Badlipura Khurd	Rural	Khidkyakala
23	Badodiya	Rural	Lohari Bujurg
24	Badpipli	Rural	Sitapat
25	Bagditaj	Rural	Bagditaj
26	Bagditurk	Rural	Bagditurk
27	Bagdiya	Rural	Bagadiya
28	Baggad	Rural	Baggad
29	Bakli Khurd	Rural	Khidkyakala
30	Baklikalan	Rural	Semlipura
31	Baldipura	Rural	Mawdipura
32	Baloda Buzurg	Rural	Rampur
33	Baloda Khurd	Rural	Damanda
34	Bandhaw	Rural	Ukala
35	Banediya	Rural	Banediya
36	Bankurli	Rural	Khadi
37	Bardipura	Rural	Badlipura
38	Bardipura	Rural	Bhutibawdi
39	Barukho	Rural	Ukala
40	Baykheda	Rural	Baykheda
41	Bediya	Rural	Shiwsingpura
42	Berchha	Rural	Berchha
43	Bhasam Garh	Rural	Anjanai
44	Bhidota Khurd	Rural	Saktali
45	Bhidotakot	Rural	Kot Bhidota
46	Bhurakuwa	Rural	Sindhkuwa
47	Bhurimal	Rural	Bhutibawdi
48	Bhutibawdi	Rural	Bhutibawdi
49	Bhuwada	Rural	Bhuwada
50	Bichhubardi	Rural	Badlipura
51	Bijoor	Rural	Bijur
52	Biloda	Rural	Biloda
53	Bodwada Buzurg	Rural	Bodhwada
54	Bodwada Khurd	Rural	Sadalpur
55	Borda	Rural	Kharampur
56	Bori	Rural	Bori
57	Borikundal	Rural	Dholahanuman
58	Borkheda	Rural	Himmatgarh
59	Chakalya	Rural	Chakalya
60	Chamari	Rural	Musapura
61	Chamarkuwa	Rural	Bhutibawdi
62	Chandanpur	Rural	Biloda
63	Chandwada	Rural	Chandwada
64	Chelai	Rural	Mawdipura
65	Chhadoda	Rural	Kot Bhidota
66	Chhapar	Rural	Pinjraya
67	Chhatiya	Rural	Akoda
68	Chidawad	Rural	Pinjraya
69	Chikliya	Rural	Chikalya
70	Chilur	Rural	Chilur
71	Chor-Bardi	Rural	Badlipura
72	Chouki	Rural	Antrai
73	Dad	Rural	Himmatgarh
74	Dadiyala	Rural	Khidkyakala
75	Dangotha	Rural	Dangotha
76	Daulatpura	Rural	Jamanda
77	Dedala	Rural	Dedla
78	Dehrisaray (Ct)	Rural	Dehri Saray
79	Delmi	Rural	Delmi
80	Devipura	Rural	Shiwsingpura
81	Devipura	Rural	Bhuwada
82	Dewlimal	Rural	Badlipura
83	Dhamanda	Rural	Damanda
84	Dharawara	Rural	Dharawara
85	Dhawli	Rural	Ambapura
86	Dholahanuman	Rural	Dholahanuman
87	Diglipura	Rural	Shiwsingpura
88	Dilawara	Rural	Dilavra
89	Doulatpur	Rural	Kothda
90	Dundibrdi	Rural	Advi
91	Ekalduna	Rural	Ekalduna
92	Eklara	Rural	Nawasa
93	Fifripura	Rural	Musapura
94	Gadaghat	Rural	Badlipura Kalan
95	Ganganagar	Rural	Ganganagar
96	Gardawad	Rural	Gardawad
97	Garh	Rural	Aamla
98	Gawala	Rural	Govindpura
99	Ghodabaw	Rural	Chakalya
100	Gidkiray	Rural	Badlipura
101	Golpura	Rural	Badlipura Kalan
102	Govindpura	Rural	Govindpura
103	Gumanpura	Rural	Kothda
104	Gunawad	Rural	Gunawad
105	Guradiya	Rural	Labravda
106	Guwadi	Rural	Aamla
107	Gyanpura	Rural	Gyanpura
108	Gyasabad	Rural	Badchhapra
109	Hajratpur	Rural	Nandankheda
110	Hapsi Khedi	Rural	Kot Bhidota
111	Harsora	Rural	Harsora
112	Himmatgarh	Rural	Himmatgarh
113	Islampura	Urban	Not applicable
114	Jamanda	Rural	Jamanda
115	Jamanpati	Rural	Kua
116	Jambur Khedi	Rural	Dharawara
117	Jamla	Rural	Kua
118	Jetpura	Rural	Jetpura
119	Jodwa	Rural	Bori
120	Juhawada	Rural	Harsora
121	Junagolpura	Rural	Ganganagar
122	Junapani	Rural	Junapani
123	Kachhawada	Rural	Kachhavda
124	Kadola Bujurg	Rural	Kot Bhidota
125	Kadola Khurd	Rural	Sirsauda
126	Kalamkhedi	Rural	Kalamkhedi
127	Kalsada Buzurg	Rural	Kalsada Bujurg
128	Kalsada Khurd	Rural	Kalsada Khurd
129	Kalukhedi	Rural	Lasudiya
130	Kamta	Rural	Anjanai
131	Kanawal	Rural	Pipalya
132	Kandariya	Rural	Kandariya
133	Karadiya	Rural	Berchha
134	Karanjwa	Rural	Banediya
135	Kareni	Rural	Dholahanuman
136	Kesoor	Rural	Kesur
137	Khadan Bujurg	Rural	Khandan Bujurg
138	Khadan Khurd	Rural	Musapura
139	Khadi	Rural	Khadi
140	Khamla	Rural	Baykheda
141	Khanakapuri	Urban	Not applicable
142	Khanpura	Rural	Bhuwada
143	Kharampur	Rural	Kharampur
144	Kharbari	Rural	Neemkheda
145	Kharsoda	Rural	Kharsoda
146	Khedi	Rural	Khedi
147	Kherod	Rural	Khairod
148	Khidkiya Khurd	Rural	Khidkyakala
149	Khidkiyakalan	Rural	Khidkyakala
150	Khilchipura	Rural	Tornod
151	Khiledi	Rural	Govindpura
152	Khirad	Rural	Shiwsingpura
153	Kiloli	Rural	Ekalduna
154	Kokaljhiri	Rural	Siyari
155	Kothda	Rural	Kothda
156	Kundarsi	Rural	Kot Bhidota
157	Kundi	Rural	Khidkyakala
158	Kundiya	Rural	Badlipura
159	Kundla	Rural	Neemkheda
160	Kuwa	Rural	Kua
161	Labrawada	Rural	Labravda
162	Lasudiya	Rural	Lasudiya
163	Latamali	Rural	Khedi
164	Lebad	Rural	Lebad
165	Lohari Bujurg	Rural	Lohari Bujurg
166	Lohari Khurd	Rural	Akoda
167	Machakda	Rural	Lohari Bujurg
168	Mada	Rural	Bhutibawdi
169	Mafipura	Rural	Mafipura
170	Malgaon	Rural	Umariya
171	Maliwada	Urban	Not applicable
172	Mandli	Rural	Siyari
173	Matlabpura	Urban	Not applicable
174	Maulani	Rural	Bagditaj
175	Mawdipura	Rural	Mawdipura
176	Mawdipura	Rural	Shiwsingpura
177	Meenakhedi	Rural	Badlipura Kalan
178	Mejal	Rural	Kothda
179	Memdiya	Rural	Ambapura
180	Menhadi Khedi	Rural	Sirsauda
181	Mirjapur	Rural	Gunawad
182	Miyapura Pahad	Rural	Neemkheda
183	Mohanpur.	Rural	Mohanpur
184	Morda	Rural	Ambapura
185	Musapura	Rural	Musapura
186	Musawada	Rural	Antrai
187	Nadankheda	Rural	Nandankheda
188	Naharchhaja	Rural	Bhutibawdi
189	Nalawada	Rural	Nalawada
190	Nanaghat	Rural	Badlipura
191	Nandanwasa	Rural	Nalawada
192	Nawasa	Rural	Nawasa
193	Nekpur	Rural	Nekpur
194	Nimkheda	Rural	Neemkheda
195	Nimtoka	Rural	Sadadiyakua
196	Nipawali	Rural	Sunar Khedi
197	Nisaniya	Rural	Sadadiyakua
198	Niyamat Khedi	Rural	Sirsauda
199	Nowgaon	Urban	Not applicable
200	Osara	Rural	Simlavda
201	Pachlana	Rural	Pachalana
202	Padalya	Rural	Padalya
203	Parwatpura	Rural	Satipura
204	Patbhoga	Rural	Shiwsingpura
205	Pemipura	Rural	Ganganagar
206	Pinjraya	Rural	Pinjraya
207	Pipalda	Rural	Pipalda
208	Pipalkhut	Rural	Ambapura
209	Pipalya	Rural	Pipalya
210	Pithyapura	Rural	Dholahanuman
211	Raipuria	Rural	Bodhwada
212	Rampur	Rural	Rampur
213	Ranipura	Rural	Ganganagar
214	Ratanagara	Urban	Not applicable
215	Rehtiya	Rural	Kachhavda
216	Rungaliya	Rural	Badchhapra
217	Sadalpur	Rural	Sadalpur
218	Saddiyakuwa	Rural	Sadadiyakua
219	Sadiyamahu	Rural	Badlipura
220	Saktali	Rural	Saktali
221	Salkanpur	Rural	Salakanpur
222	Samar	Rural	Sambhar
223	Samlipura	Rural	Semlipura
224	Sangesra	Rural	Harsora
225	Sangwi Khurd	Rural	Kachhavda
226	Sangwikalan	Rural	Kachhavda
227	Sarwanya	Rural	Kandariya
228	Satipura	Rural	Satipura
229	Sejwaya	Rural	Sejwaya
230	Semlipura	Rural	Badlipura
231	Sewara	Rural	Bagditaj
232	Sewsingpura	Rural	Shiwsingpura
233	Shahpura	Urban	Not applicable
234	Sigaon	Rural	Labravda
235	Silodi	Rural	Aahu
236	Simlawada	Rural	Simlavda
237	Sindhkuwa	Rural	Sindhkuwa
238	Sindoda	Rural	Chandwada
239	Sindodi	Rural	Chandwada
240	Sirsoda	Rural	Sirsauda
241	Sitapat	Rural	Sitapat
242	Siyari	Rural	Siyari
243	Sodliya Kalan	Rural	Ukala
244	Sodliya Khurd	Rural	Neemkheda
245	Sukheda	Rural	Dangotha
246	Sulibardi	Rural	Badlipura
247	Sunarkhedi	Rural	Sunar Khedi
248	Suradevi	Rural	Bhutibawdi
249	Surajpura	Rural	Advi
250	Surajpura	Rural	Semlipura
251	Suwarkhodri	Rural	Badlipura
252	Tajpur	Rural	Nawasa
253	Telipura	Rural	Siyari
254	Tirla	Rural	Tirla
255	Tisgaon	Rural	Teesgaon
256	Tiwdi	Rural	Sambhar
257	Tornod	Rural	Tornod
258	Ukala	Rural	Ukala
259	Umariya Chhota	Rural	Chhota Umriya
260	Umriya Bada	Rural	Umariya
261	Upadi	Rural	Dehri Saray
262	Utarsi	Rural	Kalamkhedi
263	Utawad	Rural	Utawad
264	Utawada	Rural	Kharsoda

Population of Dhar Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Dhar Tehsil has a total population of 5,78,423 people, consisting of 3,01,567 males and 2,76,856 females. There are 1,16,309 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 305 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	5,78,423	3,39,043	2,39,380
Male Population	3,01,567	1,72,947	1,28,620
Female Population	2,76,856	1,66,096	1,10,760
Total Households	1,16,309	62,743	53,566
Population Density	305 / km²	195 / km²	1,542 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 3,30,761 literate people and 95,915 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 53,515 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2,10,782 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)	95,915	59,643	36,272
Literate Population	3,30,761	1,65,505	1,65,256
Illiterate Population	2,47,662	1,73,538	74,124
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	53,515	31,728	21,787
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	2,10,782	1,68,110	42,672

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)	Dhar (धार)
District	Dhar
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Mhow
Total Area	1,896 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	918
Total Population (2011)	5,78,423
Density	305/km²
Total Villages	264

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