Handiya Tehsil - Harda, Madhya Pradesh

Handiya is an administrative tehsil in the Harda district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Handiya is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Palasner, while the nearest airport is Raja Bhoj International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 84.8 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 502 km², including 501.75 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 915 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Handiya Tehsil

Handiya Tehsil has a total of 110 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	Abgaon Kalan	Rural	Abgaon Kala
2	Adalpur Mal	Rural	Kheda
3	Adalpur Ryt	Rural	Kheda
4	Adampur	Rural	Adampur
5	Aidabaida	Rural	Chidgaon
6	Ajnai	Rural	Surjana
7	Ajnas Khurd	Rural	Ajnas Raiyat
8	Ajnas Ryt	Rural	Ajnas Raiyat
9	Amaner	Rural	Gogiya
10	Atarsama	Rural	Devtalab
11	Bagrul	Rural	Bagrul
12	Baidi	Rural	Bedi
13	Bamnai	Rural	Surjana
14	Beswan	Rural	Beswa
15	Bhadugaon	Rural	Bhadugaon
16	Bhainswada	Rural	Kakarda
17	Bhaironpur	Rural	Abgaon Kala
18	Bhamori	Rural	Khedineema
19	Bhartar	Rural	Kakarda
20	Bhawartalab Mal	Rural	Bhadugaon
21	Bhawartalab Thekedari	Rural	Bhadugaon
22	Bhimpura	Rural	Nayapura
23	Bichhola Mal	Rural	Bichholamaal
24	Bichhola Ryt	Rural	Bichholamaal
25	Bichhola Shukula	Rural	Bichholamaal
26	Bichhola Tiku	Rural	Bichholamaal
27	Bichupuri	Rural	Gogiya
28	Bundra	Rural	Neelgarh Damami
29	Chauki	Rural	Beswa
30	Chhidgaon	Rural	Chidgaon
31	Chirakhan	Rural	Salyakhedi
32	Dedala Mal	Rural	Neelgarh Damami
33	Devtalab	Rural	Devtalab
34	Dewas	Rural	Kolipura
35	Dhamniya	Rural	Adampur
36	Dhangaon	Rural	Dhangaon
37	Dheki	Rural	Sigon
38	Domanmau	Rural	Neemgaon
39	Domri Khurd	Rural	Panchatalai
40	Domrikalan	Rural	Panchatalai
41	Dumlai	Rural	Hirapur
42	Durjanpura	Rural	Kakarda
43	Gadrapur Damami	Rural	Chidgaon
44	Gadrapur Seth	Rural	Kachbedi
45	Gangiya Khedi	Rural	Gogiya
46	Gaula	Rural	Mangrul
47	Ghoda Khund	Rural	Gogiya
48	Gogiya	Rural	Gogiya
49	Goyat	Rural	Nandra
50	Gurarkheda	Rural	Adampur
51	Gurdiya	Rural	Khedineema
52	Handia	Rural	Handia
53	Hanifabad	Rural	Hanifabad
54	Hemapur	Rural	Abgaon Kala
55	Hirapur	Rural	Hirapur
56	Idarwa	Rural	Jamli Damami
57	Ikdaliya	Rural	Gogiya
58	Jamli Damami	Rural	Jamli Damami
59	Jamliuwari	Rural	Jamli Damami
60	Jhalwan	Rural	Jhalwan
61	Jhugariya	Rural	Khedineema
62	Joga Vangram	Rural	Salyakhedi
63	Jogakhurd	Rural	Kakarda
64	Kachbaidi	Rural	Kachbedi
65	Kakarda	Rural	Kakarda
66	Kalisarai	Rural	Hanifabad
67	Karanpura	Rural	Karanpura
68	Kayagaon	Rural	Kayagaon
69	Khardana	Rural	Uwa
70	Khartalab	Rural	Nandra
71	Kheda	Rural	Kheda
72	Khedi Neema	Rural	Khedineema
73	Kolipura	Rural	Kolipura
74	Kolwa	Rural	Jhadpaa
75	Kunjargaon	Rural	Kolipura
76	Kusia	Rural	Bagrul
77	Lotiya	Rural	Hanifabad
78	Mahandgaon	Rural	Kakarda
79	Malpon	Rural	Beswa
80	Mangrul	Rural	Mangrul
81	Manoharpura	Rural	Surjana
82	Mirjapur	Rural	Neemgaon
83	Nandara	Rural	Nandra
84	Narsingh Khedi	Rural	Adampur
85	Naurangapura	Rural	Sontalai
86	Nayapura	Rural	Nayapura
87	Neelgarh Damami	Rural	Neelgarh Damami
88	Neelgarh Mal	Rural	Neelgarh Damami
89	Neemgaon	Rural	Neemgaon
90	Pachatalai	Rural	Panchatalai
91	Pachola	Rural	Pachola
92	Pipalghata	Rural	Jamli Damami
93	Rampura	Rural	Salyakhedi
94	Ratatalai	Rural	Ratatalai
95	Relwa	Rural	Relwa
96	Rewapur	Rural	Chidgaon
97	Rijgaon	Rural	Rijgaon
98	Sagoda	Rural	Sigon
99	Saliya Khedi	Rural	Salyakhedi
100	Segone	Rural	Sigon
101	Semgudmal	Rural	Karanpura
102	Sengud Damami	Rural	Karanpura
103	Siraliya	Rural	Hanifabad
104	Sontalai	Rural	Sontalai
105	Surjana	Rural	Surjana
106	Thana	Rural	Salyakhedi
107	Uchan	Rural	Nayapura
108	Udawa	Rural	Neemgaon
109	Uman	Rural	Uwa
110	Undhal	Rural	Salyakhedi

Population of Handiya Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Handiya Tehsil has a total population of 71,501 people, consisting of 37,319 males and 34,182 females. There are 14,386 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 143 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	71,501	71,501	0
Male Population	37,319	37,319	0
Female Population	34,182	34,182	0
Total Households	14,386	14,386	0
Population Density	143 / km²	143 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 38,479 literate people and 11,907 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 13,699 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 27,913 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	11,907	11,907
Literate Population	38,479	38,479
Illiterate Population	33,022	33,022
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	13,699	13,699
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	27,913	27,913

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)	Handiya (हंडिया)
District	Harda
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Palasner
Total Area	502 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	915
Total Population (2011)	71,501
Density	143/km²
Total Villages	110

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