Meghnagar Tehsil - Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh

Meghnagar is an administrative tehsil in the Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Meghnagar 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 105.9 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 528 km², including 519.64 km² rural area and 8.64 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 978 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Meghnagar Tehsil

Meghnagar Tehsil has a total of 115 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	Agasiya	Rural	Agasiya
2	Agral	Rural	Agral
3	Amaliya Mal	Rural	Amliamal
4	Amlipathar	Rural	Agral
5	Badlipada	Rural	Badlipada
6	Bandisera	Rural	Guwali
7	Bawadi	Rural	Torania
8	Bawadi	Rural	Bawadi
9	Bedawali	Rural	Bedawali
10	Bisalpur	Rural	Bisalpur
11	Charel	Rural	Charel
12	Chenpura	Rural	Chenpura
13	Chhayan	Rural	Chhayan
14	Chhota Naharpura	Rural	Chhota Naharpura
15	Chokhawada	Rural	Chokhvada
16	Dedla	Rural	Dedla
17	Demara	Rural	Patra
18	Devigarh	Rural	Devigarh
19	Dhadaniya	Rural	Dhadania
20	Dhawadapada	Rural	Jamda
21	Dhebar	Rural	Dhebar
22	Dotad	Rural	Guwali
23	Dundaka	Rural	Dundaka
24	Fatepura	Rural	Futtalab
25	Futtalab	Rural	Futtalab
26	Gaduli	Rural	Ghosliya Bada
27	Gadwada	Rural	Gadwada
28	Ganeshpura	Rural	Shivgarh
29	Ghosaliya Bada	Rural	Ghosliya Bada
30	Ghosaliya Chhota	Rural	Chhota Ghosliya
31	Gopalpura	Rural	Gopal Pura
32	Guda Chhota	Rural	Gopal Pura
33	Gudabada	Rural	Kadvapada
34	Gujarpada	Rural	Gujar Pada
35	Guwali	Rural	Guwali
36	Hatyadeli	Rural	Hatyadeli
37	Itawa	Rural	Itawa
38	Jamaniya	Rural	Jamniya
39	Jamda	Rural	Jamda
40	Jarat	Rural	Chenpura
41	Jhadkitodi	Rural	Piploda Bada
42	Jhapadara	Rural	Jhapadara
43	Jharadabar	Rural	Jharadabar
44	Juni Bordi	Rural	Chhota Naharpura
45	Juni Rambhapur	Rural	Rambhapur
46	Kachaldara	Rural	Kachaldara
47	Kadwapada	Rural	Kadvapada
48	Kajali Dungari	Rural	Kajlidungari
49	Kaliya Viram	Rural	Jharadabar
50	Kelkuwa	Rural	Guwali
51	Kesharpura	Rural	Naganwat Badi
52	Khachhartodi	Rural	Khachchartodi
53	Khal Khandwi	Rural	Khalkhandwi
54	Khatama	Rural	Kachaldara
55	Khedi	Rural	Gadwada
56	Kishanpura	Rural	Ghosliya Bada
57	Kodiyapada	Rural	Chhota Naharpura
58	Kotnai	Rural	Malkhandwi
59	Koyadariya	Rural	Guwali
60	Kundla	Rural	Bawadi
61	Madrani	Rural	Madrani
62	Mahuda	Rural	Shivgarh
63	Malkhandwi	Rural	Malkhandwi
64	Mandli	Rural	Mandali
65	Medikhet	Rural	Amliamal
66	Meghnagar (Ct)	Urban	Not applicable
67	Mokhada	Rural	Mokhada
68	Nagan Khedi	Rural	Tandladara
69	Naganwat Badi	Rural	Naganwat Badi
70	Naganwat Chhoti	Rural	Naganwat Badi
71	Naharpura	Rural	Jamniya
72	Nawa Pada	Rural	Gadwada
73	Nawapada Dhanya	Rural	Dundaka
74	Nawapadapal	Rural	Mandali
75	Nayagaon Jagir	Rural	Khachchartodi
76	Nayagaon Khalsa	Rural	Khachchartodi
77	Nogawan	Rural	Noganwa
78	Ochaka	Rural	Ochaka
79	Panchpipaliya	Rural	Panchpipaliya
80	Parnali	Rural	Ochaka
81	Patdi	Rural	Malkhandwi
82	Patra	Rural	Patra
83	Pawagoi Badi	Rural	Kadvapada
84	Pawagoi Chhoti	Rural	Badlipada
85	Phuledi	Rural	Fuledi
86	Pipal Khunta	Rural	Pipalkhunta
87	Piploda Bada	Rural	Piploda Bada
88	Piploda Chhota	Rural	Piploda Bada
89	Pochak	Rural	Piploda Bada
90	Rajpura	Rural	Rajpura
91	Rakhadiya	Rural	Jharadabar
92	Rambhapur	Rural	Rambhapur
93	Rampura	Rural	Rampura
94	Rangpura	Rural	Chenpura
95	Rasodi	Rural	Kajlidungari
96	Rupakheda	Rural	Kajlidungari
97	Sajeli Damanasath	Rural	Sajeli Teja Bhimji Shat
98	Sajeli Jokhani Sath	Rural	Gujar Pada
99	Sajeli Malji Sath	Rural	Sajelisurji Mogji Shat
100	Sajeli Nanya Sath	Rural	Sajeli Nanya Shat
101	Sajeli Narsinghpura	Rural	Sajeli Teja Bhimji Shat
102	Sajeli Surji Mogjisath	Rural	Sajeli Maljli Shat
103	Sajeli Teja Bhimjisath	Rural	Sajeli Teja Bhimji Shat
104	Satsera	Rural	Satsera
105	Semaliya Mokhada	Rural	Dedla
106	Shivgarh	Rural	Shivgarh
107	Talai	Rural	Talai
108	Talawali	Rural	Talwali
109	Tandladara	Rural	Tandladara
110	Titariya	Rural	Kachaldara
111	Todi	Rural	Agasiya
112	Torniya	Rural	Torania
113	Udepuriya	Rural	Jharadabar
114	Umradara	Rural	Umradara
115	Waniya Pada	Rural	Jamniya

Population of Meghnagar Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Meghnagar Tehsil has a total population of 1,71,944 people, consisting of 86,913 males and 85,031 females. There are 30,528 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 325 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,71,944	1,59,015	12,929
Male Population	86,913	80,201	6,712
Female Population	85,031	78,814	6,217
Total Households	30,528	27,975	2,553
Population Density	325 / km²	306 / km²	1,496 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 57,276 literate people and 36,432 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 2,454 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,54,625 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)	36,432	34,321	2,111
Literate Population	57,276	49,056	8,220
Illiterate Population	1,14,668	1,09,959	4,709
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	2,454	1,696	758
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	1,54,625	1,49,508	5,117

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)	Meghnagar (मेघनगर)
District	Jhabua
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Meghnagar
Total Area	528 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	978
Total Population (2011)	1,71,944
Density	325/km²
Total Villages	115

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