Petlawad Tehsil - Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh

Petlawad 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. Petlawad is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Panch Pipila, while the nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 79.7 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 998 km², including 993.33 km² rural area and 5.11 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 995 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Petlawad Tehsil

Petlawad Tehsil has a total of 245 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	Ajab Borali	Rural	Anant Khedi
2	Alasya Khedi	Rural	Alasya Khedi
3	Amargarh	Rural	Amargarh
4	Amarholi	Rural	Sarangi
5	Amarpura	Rural	Jamli
6	Ambapada	Rural	Pithdi
7	Amlirela	Rural	Dhaturiya
8	Amlirunda	Rural	Barvet
9	Anant Khedi	Rural	Anant Khedi
10	Asalya	Rural	Asalya
11	Babadia	Rural	Samli
12	Babaliapada	Rural	Jamli
13	Bachhikheda	Rural	Bachikheda
14	Badi Hathnipada	Rural	Mohanpura
15	Badlipada	Rural	Karwad
16	Badlipada	Rural	Mahudipada Kala
17	Badlipada	Rural	Bakalda
18	Badodia	Rural	Mohanpura
19	Badvet	Rural	Barvet
20	Bakalda	Rural	Bakalda
21	Bakhatpura	Rural	Bakhatpura
22	Bakhatpura	Rural	Gamdi
23	Balyapada	Rural	Kalighati
24	Bamaniya	Rural	Bamniya
25	Bani	Rural	Bani
26	Bankiya	Rural	Bherupada
27	Banya Kheda	Rural	Hanumantiya
28	Bardia	Rural	Khoriya
29	Barigaon	Rural	Karwad
30	Bawdi	Rural	Bawdi
31	Bedada	Rural	Bedada
32	Beedpada	Rural	Tarkhedi
33	Beedpada	Rural	Mahudipada Kala
34	Beganbardi	Rural	Beganbardi
35	Bhabharpada	Rural	Mohanpura
36	Bhagtaya	Rural	Kalighati
37	Bhamti	Rural	Dabri
38	Bhensgubada	Rural	Dula Khedi
39	Bherupada	Rural	Bherupada
40	Bherupada	Rural	Mohanpura
41	Bhurighati	Rural	Panchpipla
42	Bhurighati	Rural	Bherupada
43	Bijori	Rural	Kumbha Khedi
44	Bodayata	Rural	Bodayata
45	Bolasa	Rural	Chhota Bolasa
46	Bolasa	Rural	Bolasa
47	Borghata	Rural	Bherupada
48	Boriapada	Rural	Ganga Khedi
49	Boriya	Rural	Bakhatpura
50	Borpada	Rural	Moicharni
51	Champeliya	Rural	Mahudipada Kala
52	Chandragarh	Rural	Mohkampura
53	Charanpura	Rural	Bedada
54	Chawariya	Rural	Hanumantiya
55	Chhaoni	Rural	Dabri
56	Chhapri	Rural	Kachra Khadan
57	Chhayan (East)	Rural	Gunawad
58	Chhayan (West)	Rural	Gehandi
59	Chhayanpada	Rural	Beganbardi
60	Dabri	Rural	Dabri
61	Dadia	Rural	Khoriya
62	Dalpura	Rural	Kachra Khadan
63	Daulatpura	Rural	Gamdi
64	Dehandi	Rural	Badi Dehandi
65	Deogarh	Rural	Hanumantiya
66	Deoli	Rural	Devali
67	Devigarh	Rural	Bakhatpura
68	Dhanpura	Rural	Kudwas
69	Dhanyarundi	Rural	Hameer Garh
70	Dhaturia	Rural	Dhaturiya
71	Dholi Khali	Rural	Dholikhali
72	Dula Khedi	Rural	Dula Khedi
73	Gamdi	Rural	Gamdi
74	Ganga Khedi	Rural	Ganga Khedi
75	Garbadi	Rural	Kalighati
76	Garwa Khedi	Rural	Tarkhedi
77	Garwada	Rural	Gamdi
78	Gehandi	Rural	Gehandi
79	Ghodathal	Rural	Bani
80	Ghughri	Rural	Ghughri
81	Godadiya	Rural	Godadiya
82	Gopalpura	Rural	Gopalpura
83	Gopalpura	Rural	Gamdi
84	Goriya Pipal	Rural	Bakhatpura
85	Gothanya Kalan	Rural	Mahudipada Kala
86	Gothanya Khurd	Rural	Mahudipada Kala
87	Govindpura	Rural	Godadiya
88	Gularipada	Rural	Bherupada
89	Gularipada	Rural	Salunia Bada
90	Gunawad	Rural	Gunawad
91	Hadmatya	Rural	Hanumantiya
92	Hamirgarh	Rural	Hameer Garh
93	Hanumangarh	Rural	Matapada
94	Hanumatya	Rural	Matapada
95	Hawarunda	Rural	Dabri
96	Himmatgarh	Rural	Hanumantiya
97	Hindola Bawadi	Rural	Beganbardi
98	Hiraninamapada	Rural	Jamli
99	Jambupada	Rural	Runji
100	Jamli	Rural	Jamli
101	Jamunya	Rural	Kachra Khadan
102	Jhaknawada	Rural	Jhakanwada
103	Jhawalia	Rural	Jhawalia
104	Jhonsar	Rural	Jhosar
105	Jhosarpada	Rural	Dholikhali
106	Jirawalya	Rural	Karwad
107	Junakheda	Rural	Jamli
108	Junwaniya	Rural	Barvet
109	Junwaniya	Rural	Kajbi
110	Juwanpura	Rural	Dholikhali
111	Kachbi	Rural	Kajbi
112	Kachnaria	Rural	Dabri
113	Kachnariya	Rural	Kesarpura
114	Kachra Khadan	Rural	Kachra Khadan
115	Kachrotia	Rural	Kalighati
116	Kakdapada	Rural	Semalia
117	Kalighati	Rural	Kalighati
118	Kalikarai	Rural	Dholikhali
119	Kalsadiya	Rural	Dula Khedi
120	Kamal Kheda	Rural	Dhaturiya
121	Kamalpura	Rural	Kumbha Khedi
122	Kamthiya	Rural	Hanumantiya
123	Kanakuwa	Rural	Bolasa
124	Karangarh	Rural	Moicharni
125	Kardawad	Rural	Kardawad
126	Karmadi Kheda	Rural	Bodayata
127	Karwad	Rural	Karwad
128	Kasarbardi	Rural	Kasarbardi
129	Kasya Khali	Rural	Kalighati
130	Kayarel	Rural	Bakalda
131	Kesarpura	Rural	Kesarpura
132	Kesarpura	Rural	Bherupada
133	Kesarpura	Rural	Karwad
134	Khakharapada	Rural	Ganga Khedi
135	Khindakho	Rural	Bakhatpura
136	Khodri	Rural	Matapada
137	Khoriya	Rural	Khoriya
138	Kodli	Rural	Kodli
139	Kotda	Rural	Bakalda
140	Kotda	Rural	Kotda
141	Kotda	Rural	Mandan
142	Kudwas	Rural	Kudwas
143	Kumbha Khedi	Rural	Kumbha Khedi
144	Kundiapada	Rural	Mohanpura
145	Kundiya	Rural	Kalighati
146	Kundli	Rural	Kalighati
147	Kuwarjhar	Rural	Mahudipada Kala
148	Lalpura	Rural	Bodayata
149	Lalrundi	Rural	Kajbi
150	Machyaghati	Rural	Hameer Garh
151	Mahudipada	Rural	Bodayata
152	Mahudipada	Rural	Mohanpura
153	Mahudipada (Gangakhedi)	Rural	Ganga Khedi
154	Mahudipada Kalan	Rural	Mahudipada Kala
155	Mahudipada Khurd	Rural	Mahudipada Kala
156	Makodiajhar	Rural	Bodayata
157	Manasya	Rural	Bawdi
158	Mandan	Rural	Mandan
159	Matapada (Pannas)	Rural	Kajbi
160	Matapada (Suwarpada)	Rural	Matapada
161	Mathmath	Rural	Mathmath
162	Mathuria	Rural	Ratamba
163	Mohankot	Rural	Mohankot
164	Mohanpura	Rural	Mohanpura
165	Mohkampura	Rural	Mohkampura
166	Moibageli	Rural	Moibageli
167	Moicharni	Rural	Moicharni
168	Mor	Rural	Mor
169	Morzriya	Rural	Mohankot
170	Motapala	Rural	Barvet
171	Multhania	Rural	Multhania
172	Nadatod	Rural	Semalia
173	Nahargarh	Rural	Bakalda
174	Naharpura	Rural	Naharpura
175	Naharpura	Rural	Bodayata
176	Naldi	Rural	Karwad
177	Narsinghpura	Rural	Kotda
178	Nawapada	Rural	Godadiya
179	Nawapada	Rural	Dabri
180	Nawapada	Rural	Gamdi
181	Ninamapada	Rural	Bodayata
182	Panchpipla	Rural	Panchpipla
183	Pannas	Rural	Kajbi
184	Panthborali	Rural	Temaria
185	Parewa	Rural	Pareva
186	Patel Naka	Rural	Kumbha Khedi
187	Petlawad	Urban	Not applicable
188	Pipalipada	Rural	Mahudipada Kala
189	Pipalipada	Rural	Ganga Khedi
190	Pipalipada (Mathuria)	Rural	Jhakanwada
191	Piplipada	Rural	Bani
192	Piplipada	Rural	Dhaturiya
193	Pithapada	Rural	Runji
194	Pithdi	Rural	Pithdi
195	Punyarel	Rural	Devali
196	Raipuriya	Rural	Raipuriya
197	Ralyawan	Rural	Jhawalia
198	Ramgarh	Rural	Ramgarh
199	Rampuriya	Rural	Rampuriya
200	Ranjitpura	Rural	Kumbha Khedi
201	Rasaniya	Rural	Dabri
202	Ratamba	Rural	Ratamba
203	Richhadia	Rural	Bodayata
204	Runji	Rural	Runji
205	Rupa Kheda	Rural	Bakhatpura
206	Rupapada	Rural	Bodayata
207	Rupapada	Rural	Kalighati
208	Ruparel	Rural	Jamli
209	Ruparel Jamli	Rural	Dabri
210	Rupgarh	Rural	Rupgarh
211	Sabbapada	Rural	Dabri
212	Sagadia	Rural	Matapada
213	Sajelia	Rural	Dabri
214	Salarpada	Rural	Hameer Garh
215	Salunia Chhota	Rural	Salunia Bada
216	Saluniya Bada	Rural	Salunia Bada
217	Samli	Rural	Samli
218	Sand Ka Naka	Rural	Kalighati
219	Sarangi	Rural	Sarangi
220	Sater	Rural	Multhania
221	Semalia	Rural	Semalia
222	Semalkundya	Rural	Mohankot
223	Semalpada	Rural	Salunia Bada
224	Semalpada	Rural	Karwad
225	Semrod	Rural	Bolasa
226	Shergarh	Rural	Mahudipada Kala
227	Soila	Rural	Kudwas
228	Sukhneda	Rural	Dholikhali
229	Sultanpura	Rural	Karwad
230	Suthwadia	Rural	Runji
231	Suwarpada	Rural	Matapada
232	Talabpada	Rural	Raipuriya
233	Tambolia	Rural	Kumbha Khedi
234	Tanda	Rural	Tarkhedi
235	Tanda Padew	Rural	Mahudipada Kala
236	Tandalala Nayak	Rural	Mahudipada Kala
237	Tar Khedi	Rural	Tarkhedi
238	Tejpura	Rural	Karwad
239	Temaria	Rural	Temaria
240	Thikripada	Rural	Kardawad
241	Tikhipada	Rural	Bodayata
242	Todi	Rural	Todi
243	Ummedpura	Rural	Dabri
244	Undwa	Rural	Bakalda
245	Unnai	Rural	Unnai

Population of Petlawad Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Petlawad Tehsil has a total population of 2,32,800 people, consisting of 1,16,670 males and 1,16,130 females. There are 46,446 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 233 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,32,800	2,17,626	15,174
Male Population	1,16,670	1,08,879	7,791
Female Population	1,16,130	1,08,747	7,383
Total Households	46,446	43,329	3,117
Population Density	233 / km²	219 / km²	2,969 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 91,837 literate people and 43,185 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 5,217 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,85,572 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)	43,185	41,206	1,979
Literate Population	91,837	80,774	11,063
Illiterate Population	1,40,963	1,36,852	4,111
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	5,217	4,144	1,073
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	1,85,572	1,81,917	3,655

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)	Petlawad (पेटलावद)
District	Jhabua
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Panch Pipila
Total Area	998 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	995
Total Population (2011)	2,32,800
Density	233/km²
Total Villages	245

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