Thandla Tehsil - Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh

Thandla 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. Thandla is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Thandla Rd, while the nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 104.7 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 570 km², including 564.35 km² rural area and 6.04 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 986 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Thandla Tehsil

Thandla Tehsil has a total of 126 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	Agnaliyapada	Rural	Padadhamanjhar
2	Allipura	Rural	Goriyakhandan
3	Amli	Rural	Amli
4	Annupura	Rural	Morjhari
5	Badlipada	Rural	Bhamal
6	Bahadarpada	Rural	Padadhamanjhar
7	Balakhori	Rural	Valakhori
8	Balwasa	Rural	Balwasa
9	Battha	Rural	Battha
10	Bedawa	Rural	Bedawa
11	Beed Mahudipada	Rural	Khajuri
12	Bhamal	Rural	Bhamal
13	Bherugarh Alias Ramgarh	Rural	Bherugarh Alias Ramgarh
14	Bherupada	Rural	Parwada
15	Bhim Kund	Rural	Bhim Kund
16	Bhimpura	Rural	Bhimpuri
17	Bhimpuri	Rural	Bhimpuri
18	Bhurighati	Rural	Dhumdiya
19	Bihar	Rural	Bihar
20	Bijnipada	Rural	Narela
21	Bordi	Rural	Bordi
22	Borwa	Rural	Khokhar Khandan
23	Chainpuri	Rural	Semliya Thandla Chenpuri
24	Chapaner	Rural	Chapaner
25	Charpotipada	Rural	Naharpura Khawasa
26	Chawariya	Rural	Chapaner
27	Chhapri	Rural	Chhapri
28	Chhayan	Rural	Chhayan
29	Chikaliya	Rural	Chikaliya
30	Daulatpura	Rural	Daulatpura
31	Deoka	Rural	Deoka
32	Devgarh	Rural	Devgarh
33	Dhamanjhar	Rural	Padadhamanjhar
34	Dhamni Badi	Rural	Dhamni Badi
35	Dhamni Chhoti	Rural	Dhamni Chhoti
36	Dhumadiya	Rural	Dhumdiya
37	Dungari Pada	Rural	Dungarypada
38	Gadi Faliya	Unmapped	Not applicable
39	Ganeshpura	Rural	Kakanwani
40	Gomlisaat	Rural	Morjhari
41	Gopalpura	Rural	Bihar
42	Goriya Khandan	Rural	Goriyakhandan
43	Gularipada	Rural	Patdi
44	Guwalrundi	Rural	Valakhori
45	Hamirphalya	Rural	Thetham
46	Harinagar	Rural	Harinagar
47	Hedawa	Rural	Hedawa
48	Itankheda	Rural	Madalda
49	Jhariya Pada	Rural	Sagwa
50	Jharni	Rural	Jharani
51	Jhosali	Rural	Jhosali
52	Juna Khawasa	Rural	Narsingh Pada
53	Junwaniya Badda	Rural	Julwaniya Badda
54	Junwaniya Chhota	Rural	Julwaniya Chhota
55	Kadwali	Rural	Madalda
56	Kakanwani	Rural	Kakanwani
57	Kalalyakhari	Rural	Ranni
58	Kaldela	Rural	Kaldela
59	Karanjpada	Rural	Ranni
60	Kasadiya	Rural	Makodiya
61	Kesharpura	Rural	Talawada
62	Khajuri	Rural	Khajuri
63	Khandan	Rural	Khandan
64	Khatawala	Rural	Goriyakhandan
65	Khawasa	Rural	Khawasa
66	Kheriya Pada	Rural	Devgarh
67	Khokhar Khandan	Rural	Khokhar Khandan
68	Kotda	Rural	Kotda
69	Kukadipada	Rural	Kukdipada
70	Kundiyapada	Rural	Patdi
71	Kushalpura	Rural	Amli
72	Machhlai Mata	Rural	Machhlai Mata
73	Madalda	Rural	Madalda
74	Mahudifaliya	Rural	Chhapri
75	Makodiya	Rural	Makodiya
76	Manpur	Rural	Manpur
77	Marjhari	Rural	Morjhari
78	Miyati	Rural	Miyati
79	Munjal	Rural	Munjal
80	Nagari	Rural	Madalda
81	Naharpura Khawasa	Rural	Naharpura Khawasa
82	Naharpura Khejada	Rural	Nawapada Kasba
83	Narela	Rural	Narela
84	Narsigh Pada	Rural	Narsingh Pada
85	Nathpada	Rural	Padadhamanjhar
86	Nawa Pada Kasba	Rural	Nawapada Kasba
87	Nawa Pada Khawasa	Rural	Narsingh Pada
88	Nawapada (Kakanwani)	Rural	Hedawa
89	Nawapada Kalirundi	Rural	Semal Pada
90	Nogawa Kaliya	Rural	Nogawa Nagala
91	Nogawa Nagla	Rural	Nogawa Nagala
92	Nogawa Semla	Rural	Nogawa Nagala
93	Pada Dhamanjhar	Rural	Padadhamanjhar
94	Palasdor	Rural	Palasdor
95	Panch Kheriya	Rural	Panchkheriya
96	Parwada	Rural	Parwada
97	Parwaliya	Rural	Parwaliya
98	Patdi	Rural	Patdi
99	Ramnagar	Rural	Jhosali
100	Ranni	Rural	Ranni
101	Ratanpada	Rural	Dhumdiya
102	Ratnali	Rural	Ratnali
103	Roziya	Rural	Deoka
104	Rukmanipada	Rural	Naharpura Khawasa
105	Rundipada	Rural	Julwaniya Badda
106	Rupapada	Rural	Bhamal
107	Ruparel	Rural	Munjal
108	Rupgarh	Rural	Rupgarh
109	Sadeda	Rural	Talawada
110	Sagwa	Rural	Sagwa
111	Sagwani	Rural	Harinagar
112	Sangatbadi	Rural	Ranni
113	Semaliya Khawasa	Rural	Semliya Narela Khawasa
114	Semaliya(Thandla)	Rural	Semliya Thandla Chenpuri
115	Semalpada	Rural	Semal Pada
116	Sujapura	Rural	Sujapura
117	Sutareti	Rural	Machhlai Mata
118	Talawada	Rural	Talawada
119	Tejpura	Rural	Narsingh Pada
120	Thandagoli	Rural	Bihar
121	Thandla	Urban	Not applicable
122	Thandla Gramin	Urban	Not applicable
123	Thetham	Rural	Thetham
124	Timarwani	Rural	Timarwani
125	Udeganj	Rural	Chhayan
126	Udepuriya	Rural	Udaypuriya

Population of Thandla Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Thandla Tehsil has a total population of 1,82,362 people, consisting of 91,797 males and 90,565 females. There are 34,456 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 320 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,82,362	1,66,606	15,756
Male Population	91,797	83,515	8,282
Female Population	90,565	83,091	7,474
Total Households	34,456	31,451	3,005
Population Density	320 / km²	295 / km²	2,609 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 60,550 literate people and 37,840 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 2,067 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,63,195 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)	37,840	35,601	2,239
Literate Population	60,550	48,701	11,849
Illiterate Population	1,21,812	1,17,905	3,907
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	2,067	1,256	811
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	1,63,195	1,58,456	4,739

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)	Thandla (थांदला)
District	Jhabua
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Thandla Rd
Total Area	570 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	986
Total Population (2011)	1,82,362
Density	320/km²
Total Villages	126

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