Badwara Tehsil - Katni, Madhya Pradesh

Badwara is an administrative tehsil in the Katni district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Badwara is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Rupaund, while the nearest airport is Jabalpur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 67.5 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 487 km², including 487.28 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 948 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Badwara Tehsil

Badwara Tehsil has a total of 111 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	Ahar	Rural	Bhudsa
2	Amadi	Rural	Amadi
3	Amatola	Rural	Bijori
4	Amgawan	Rural	Badaganv
5	Amradand	Rural	Bhadawar
6	Atariya	Rural	Pathra
7	Bachharwara	Rural	Bhachharwara
8	Bachhauli	Rural	Bhaganwara
9	Badagaon	Rural	Badaganv
10	Badera	Rural	Badera
11	Badwara Kalan	Rural	Badwara Kala
12	Badwara Khurd	Rural	Bhachharwara
13	Bairagi	Rural	Rohaniya
14	Bajarwara	Rural	Lakhakhera
15	Bamhanganvan	Rural	Bhaganwara
16	Bamhani	Rural	Rohaniya
17	Bamhori	Rural	Gudakalan
18	Banahra	Rural	Banehra
19	Bandari	Rural	Bandri
20	Banhari	Rural	Banehra
21	Barchheka	Rural	Barchheka
22	Bargawan	Rural	Barganvan
23	Bargawan	Rural	Lakhakhera
24	Basadi	Rural	Basadi
25	Behdi Kalan	Rural	Bandri
26	Behdi Khurd	Rural	Bandri
27	Bhadaura	Rural	Bhadora
28	Bhadawar	Rural	Bhadawar
29	Bhaduara	Rural	Amadi
30	Bhaganwara	Rural	Bhaganwara
31	Bhajiya	Rural	Bhajiya
32	Bhalwara	Rural	Vilayatkalan
33	Bhanpura	Rural	Bijori
34	Bhudsa	Rural	Bhudsa
35	Bichpura	Rural	Bhaganwara
36	Bijauri	Rural	Pathra
37	Bijauri	Rural	Bijori
38	Bilayat Kalan	Rural	Vilayatkalan
39	Bilayat Khurd	Rural	Vilayatkurd
40	Chandan	Rural	Bhachharwara
41	Chapahni	Rural	Pathra
42	Chhaparwah	Rural	Bhajiya
43	Chiruhali	Rural	Bhachharwara
44	Deori	Rural	Dewri
45	Deori Kodar	Rural	Rohaniya
46	Dhangawan	Rural	Bhajiya
47	Dhanwara	Rural	Lakhakhera
48	Dhirpur	Rural	Barganvan
49	Ganeshpur	Rural	Ganeshpur
50	Gopalpur	Rural	Bandri
51	Guda	Rural	Barganvan
52	Guda Kalan	Rural	Gudakalan
53	Guda Khurd	Rural	Gudakalan
54	Gudar	Rural	Gudakalan
55	Imaliya	Rural	Imaliya
56	Jamuniya	Rural	Barganvan
57	Jhanpi	Rural	Kachhari
58	Jharela	Rural	Jharela
59	Jhinjhari	Rural	Badera
60	Kachhari	Rural	Kachhari
61	Karibarah	Rural	Barganvan
62	Karuwa Kap	Rural	Sakrigarh
63	Kharahta	Rural	Kharhata
64	Kodo	Rural	Bijori
65	Kumharwara	Rural	Kumharwara
66	Ladhar	Rural	Loharwara
67	Lakha Khera	Rural	Lakhakhera
68	Lamkana	Rural	Kachhari
69	Loharwara	Rural	Loharwara
70	Lohkhan	Rural	Salaiya Thuthiya
71	Luharwara	Rural	Pansokhar
72	Magarhata	Rural	Barganvan
73	Mahgawan	Rural	Barchheka
74	Majhgawan	Rural	Majhgawan
75	Malhan	Rural	Barganvan
76	Manpur	Rural	Badwara Kala
77	Midara	Rural	Bhadora
78	Muhgawan	Rural	Pansokhar
79	Nanhwara	Rural	Nanhwara Sejha
80	Nanhwara Kalan	Rural	Nanhwarakala
81	Nanhwara Khurd	Rural	Nanhwarakala
82	Nigahra	Rural	Nighera
83	Pansokhar	Rural	Pansokhar
84	Parai Kap	Rural	Bhadawar
85	Paraswara Khurd	Rural	Paraswara Kala
86	Parna	Rural	Lakhakhera
87	Parsel	Rural	Parsel
88	Pathra	Rural	Pathra
89	Pathwari	Rural	Pathwari
90	Pati	Rural	Pathwari
91	Pipariya	Rural	Vilayatkalan
92	Pondi	Rural	Pathra
93	Ramgada	Rural	Vilayatkalan
94	Rohaniya	Rural	Rohaniya
95	Rupond(Rupaund)	Rural	Rupond
96	Sakrigarh	Rural	Sakrigarh
97	Salaiya	Rural	Salaiya Thuthiya
98	Salaiya	Rural	Imaliya
99	Salaiya	Rural	Loharwara
100	Salhana	Rural	Bhadora
101	Sandhi	Rural	Gudakalan
102	Sarai	Rural	Rohaniya
103	Sejha	Rural	Nanhwara Sejha
104	Suddi	Rural	Suddi
105	Sunari	Rural	Bijori
106	Sunhara	Rural	Nighera
107	Tamoriya	Rural	Bandri
108	Thaguwa	Rural	Bhudsa
109	Thuthiya	Rural	Salaiya Thuthiya
110	Tikariya	Rural	Pathwari
111	Umariya	Rural	Badwara Kala

Population of Badwara Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Badwara Tehsil has a total population of 1,04,196 people, consisting of 53,464 males and 50,732 females. There are 23,463 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 214 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,04,196	1,04,196	0
Male Population	53,464	53,464	0
Female Population	50,732	50,732	0
Total Households	23,463	23,463	0
Population Density	214 / km²	214 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 59,310 literate people and 16,270 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 11,077 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 36,755 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	16,270	16,270
Literate Population	59,310	59,310
Illiterate Population	44,886	44,886
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	11,077	11,077
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	36,755	36,755

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)	Badwara (बड़वारा)
District	Katni
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Rupaund
Total Area	487 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	948
Total Population (2011)	1,04,196
Density	214/km²
Total Villages	111

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