Gandhwani Tehsil - Dhar, Madhya Pradesh

Gandhwani 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. Gandhwani is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Meghnagar, while the nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 69.7 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 734 km², including 733.91 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1009 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Gandhwani Tehsil

Gandhwani Tehsil has a total of 150 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	Acharkunda	Rural	Balvari Kala
2	Ambajhiri	Rural	Jalokhya
3	Amghata	Rural	Dhola Hamumana
4	Anjantad	Rural	Anjatad
5	Atarsuma	Rural	Karondiya
6	Awaldaman	Rural	Awaldaman
7	Badipura	Rural	Pithanpur
8	Badiya	Rural	Badiya
9	Badkhodra	Rural	Ratanpura
10	Bakhatala	Rural	Bakhatala
11	Baledi	Rural	Beladi
12	Balnera	Rural	Anjatad
13	Balwari Kalan	Rural	Balvari Kala
14	Balwari Khurd	Rural	Balwari Khurd
15	Barahamangaon	Rural	Dedli - B
16	Bariya	Rural	Bariya
17	Bawdi Khodra	Rural	Bavdi Khodra
18	Beed Bhopawar	Rural	Beladi
19	Behadada	Rural	Behadada
20	Bekliya Balwari	Rural	Bekliya
21	Bhamori	Rural	Jahedi
22	Bharuda	Rural	Pipalya
23	Bhati Khodara	Rural	Panchpipalya
24	Bhuriya Kund	Rural	Goongidevi
25	Bhutiya	Rural	Holi Bayada
26	Bhutiya Pura	Rural	Balvari Kala
27	Bijalpur	Rural	Jalokhya
28	Bilda	Rural	Bilda
29	Bildari	Rural	Bildari
30	Borda	Rural	Behadada
31	Bordabara	Rural	Shyadi
32	Borghata	Rural	Chikli
33	Chakdud	Rural	Badiya
34	Chanduri	Rural	Jalokhya
35	Chikli (Balwari)	Rural	Chikli
36	Chotiya Khedi	Rural	Ledgaon
37	Chunpiya	Rural	Chunapya
38	Dedli-B	Rural	Dedli - B
39	Dedli-K	Rural	Dedli-K
40	Dhama Khedi	Rural	Sironj
41	Dhanora	Rural	Dhanora
42	Dhantalab	Rural	Garwal
43	Dhawadada	Rural	Dhawadada
44	Dhaydi	Rural	Dhaydi
45	Dhobadiya	Rural	Balvari Kala
46	Dhola Hanuman	Rural	Dhola Hamumana
47	Gandhwani	Rural	Gandwani
48	Garwada	Rural	Beladi
49	Garwal	Rural	Garwal
50	Ghursal	Rural	Ghursal
51	Godadpura	Rural	Godadpura
52	Golpura Pada (Amjhera)	Rural	Goongidevi
53	Golpura Pada (Sultanpur)	Rural	Jalokhya
54	Gungidevi	Rural	Goongidevi
55	Guniyara	Rural	Jalokhya
56	Guwal Bardi	Rural	Goongidevi
57	Gwal Magri	Rural	Panchpipalya
58	Gyanpura Alias Panchpipilya	Rural	Panchpipalya
59	Hathipawa	Rural	Ratanpura
60	Hiraniya Bardi	Rural	Balvari Kala
61	Holibyada	Rural	Holi Bayada
62	Indla	Rural	Holi Bayada
63	Jahedi	Rural	Jahedi
64	Jalokhiya	Rural	Jalokhya
65	Jamada	Rural	Pantha
66	Jamal.	Rural	Pura
67	Jambu Khodra	Rural	Keli Kalan
68	Jamli	Rural	Jamli
69	Jamnyapada(Amjhera)	Rural	Panchpipalya
70	Jharan	Rural	Khedi Balvari
71	Jhegda	Rural	Jhegda
72	Jhikanyabardi	Rural	Jalokhya
73	Jhikari Balwari	Rural	Jhegda
74	Jirabad	Rural	Jirabad
75	Jogya	Rural	Kota
76	Julwaniya	Rural	Sendala
77	Kabarwa	Rural	Kabarwa
78	Kadada	Rural	Bavdi Khodra
79	Kadwal	Rural	Shyadi
80	Kalmathiya	Rural	Panchpipalya
81	Kalukhedi	Rural	Jalokhya
82	Kamta	Rural	Ledgaon
83	Karondiya	Rural	Karondiya
84	Katarpura	Rural	Bildari
85	Kawad Kuwa	Rural	Pantha
86	Keli Kalan	Rural	Keli Kalan
87	Keli Khurd	Rural	Keli Kalan
88	Kesavi	Rural	Keshvi
89	Khadki	Rural	Khadki
90	Khandlai	Rural	Songaon
91	Kharbardi	Rural	Kharbardi
92	Kharcha	Rural	Goongidevi
93	Kheda	Rural	Khod
94	Khedi Balwari	Rural	Khedi Balvari
95	Khedi Buzurg	Rural	Khedi Buzurg
96	Khedli Hanuman	Rural	Khedli Hamumann
97	Khod	Rural	Khod
98	Khojakuwa	Rural	Koja Kua
99	Kodi	Rural	Pithanpur
100	Kokri	Rural	Pithanpur
101	Kolyabari	Rural	Khedli Hamumann
102	Kosdana	Rural	Kosdana
103	Kota	Rural	Kota
104	Kundi	Rural	Rehadada
105	Kundiya	Rural	Keli Kalan
106	Kuradada	Rural	Pura
107	Lalgad	Rural	Panchpipalya
108	Ledgaon	Rural	Ledgaon
109	Luharpura	Rural	Keshvi
110	Machhlai	Rural	Jalokhya
111	Madankot	Rural	Goongidevi
112	Malgarh	Rural	Goongidevi
113	Malhera	Rural	Malhera
114	Mawad	Rural	Goongidevi
115	Mohanpura	Rural	Mohanpura
116	Moripura	Rural	Moripura
117	Motimali	Rural	Keli Kalan
118	Mujalda	Rural	Rehadada
119	Nan Khodra	Rural	Ratanpura
120	Panpura	Rural	Pipalya
121	Pantha	Rural	Pantha
122	Panwa	Rural	Panwa
123	Pipalda	Rural	Dhawadada
124	Pipli	Rural	Pipli
125	Piplya	Rural	Pipalya
126	Pithanpur	Rural	Pithanpur
127	Pura	Rural	Pura
128	Raipuria	Rural	Raipura
129	Ramgarh	Rural	Ratanpura
130	Ratakot	Rural	Keli Kalan
131	Ratanpura	Rural	Ratanpura
132	Rehadada	Rural	Rehadada
133	Rodada	Rural	Rodada
134	Rojabayda	Rural	Khedi Balvari
135	Rukhibawdi	Rural	Goongidevi
136	Sali	Rural	Sali
137	Sangibawdi	Rural	Bildari
138	Satumari	Rural	Satumari
139	Sendla	Rural	Sendala
140	Shadi	Rural	Shyadi
141	Sironj	Rural	Sironj
142	Songaon	Rural	Songaon
143	Soyla	Rural	Soyla
144	Tankjhiri (Viran)	Rural	Goongidevi
145	Tongaon	Rural	Tongaon
146	Umar Kuwakalan	Rural	Ratanpura
147	Umarkuwa Khurd	Rural	Ratanpura
148	Vasli	Rural	Vasli
149	Virpur (Balwari)	Rural	Dedli-K
150	Virpurpada	Rural	Pipalya

Population of Gandhwani Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Gandhwani Tehsil has a total population of 1,56,046 people, consisting of 77,672 males and 78,374 females. There are 28,280 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 213 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,56,046	1,56,046	0
Male Population	77,672	77,672	0
Female Population	78,374	78,374	0
Total Households	28,280	28,280	0
Population Density	213 / km²	213 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 54,350 literate people and 30,445 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 2,298 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,41,601 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	30,445	30,445
Literate Population	54,350	54,350
Illiterate Population	1,01,696	1,01,696
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	2,298	2,298
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	1,41,601	1,41,601

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)	Gandhwani (गंधवानी)
District	Dhar
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Meghnagar
Total Area	734 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1009
Total Population (2011)	1,56,046
Density	213/km²
Total Villages	150

Nearby Tehsils in Dhar
Badnawar	Dahi
Dhar	Dharampuri
Kukshi	Manawar
Pithampur	Sardarpur