Rithi Tehsil - Katni District, Madhya Pradesh

Rithi 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. Rithi is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Rithi, while the nearest airport is Jabalpur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 61.6 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 685 km², including 685.09 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 965 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Rithi Tehsil

Rithi Tehsil has a total of 116 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	Ahirgawan	Rural	Ghaniya
2	Amgawan	Rural	Amgavan
3	Andiya	Rural	Kaimori
4	Badagaon	Rural	Badaganv
5	Badgaon	Rural	Badganv
6	Badhaiya Khera	Rural	Ghughra
7	Badkhera	Rural	Badkhera
8	Baklehata	Rural	Baklehata
9	Bandha	Rural	Bandha
10	Bargawan	Rural	Lalpura
11	Barhata	Rural	Barheta
12	Barji	Rural	Barji
13	Baryarpur	Rural	Baryarpur
14	Basadi	Rural	Badkhera
15	Basudha	Rural	Basudha
16	Bhadanpur	Rural	Kathotiya
17	Bharatpur	Rural	Bharatpur
18	Bheda	Rural	Kathotiya
19	Bilhari	Rural	Bilehari
20	Biruhali	Rural	Biruhali
21	Boodha	Rural	Bandha
22	Chargawan	Rural	Tighrakala
23	Chikhala	Rural	Patoha
24	Chikhla	Rural	Thanora
25	Chiruhala	Rural	Basudha
26	Dang	Rural	Dang
27	Deogaon	Rural	Deogaon
28	Deori Kalan	Rural	Devrikala
29	Deori Khurd	Rural	Kena
30	Dharampura	Rural	Dhudhari
31	Dhaursi	Rural	Patehra
32	Dhudhari	Rural	Dhudhari
33	Dhusarpur	Rural	Nittarra
34	Ghaniya	Rural	Ghaniya
35	Ghinauchi	Rural	Bilehari
36	Ghudahri	Rural	Kumharwara
37	Ghudhar	Rural	Ghudhar
38	Ghughra	Rural	Ghughra
39	Ghunghachi	Rural	Amgavan
40	Godana	Rural	Godana
41	Gudaha Bandha	Rural	Bandha
42	Gurji Kalan	Rural	Gurjikala
43	Gurji Khurd	Rural	Lalpura
44	Hardwara	Rural	Hardwara
45	Hathkuri	Rural	Hathkuri
46	Imaliya	Rural	Simra Kala
47	Imaliya	Rural	Biruhali
48	Imlaj	Rural	Imlaj
49	Jaitpuri	Rural	Baryarpur
50	Jalasoor	Rural	Dhudhari
51	Jamuniya	Rural	Jamuniya
52	Jhari Kheda	Rural	Ghaniya
53	Jhunki	Rural	Baryarpur
54	Kachhar Kheda	Rural	Ghaniya
55	Kaimori	Rural	Kaimori
56	Kaina	Rural	Kena
57	Kanki	Rural	Ghudhar
58	Karhiya	Rural	Karhiyakala
59	Karhiya	Rural	Karahiya No.1
60	Karhiya Khurd	Rural	Baryarpur
61	Karitalai	Rural	Badkhera
62	Kathoutiya	Rural	Kathotiya
63	Khamh	Rural	Patehra
64	Khamhariya	Rural	Khamhariya 1
65	Khamhariya	Rural	Khamhariya 2
66	Kharkhari	Rural	Kharkhari
67	Khusra	Rural	Naigavan
68	Kudai	Rural	Naigavan
69	Kudri	Rural	Khamhariya 1
70	Kumharwara	Rural	Kumharwara
71	Kupiya	Rural	Basudha
72	Lalpura	Rural	Lalpura
73	Lathpahadi	Rural	Barji
74	Madhadeori	Rural	Jamuniya
75	Madhiya	Rural	Saida
76	Madhiya	Rural	Baryarpur
77	Magardha	Rural	Hathkuri
78	Mahgawan	Rural	Sugavan
79	Majhgawan	Rural	Karahiya No.1
80	Majhgawan	Rural	Sugavan
81	Mamar	Rural	Ghaniya
82	Mamarpati	Rural	Barheta
83	Mehargawan	Rural	Simdari
84	Muhas	Rural	Muhas
85	Murawal	Rural	Ghughra
86	Murpar	Rural	Sugavan
87	Naigawan	Rural	Naigavan
88	Naigawan	Rural	Ghughra
89	Nauwapati	Rural	Hathkuri
90	Nayakheda	Rural	Nayakheda
91	Nitarra	Rural	Nittarra
92	Pali	Rural	Lalpura
93	Patauhan (Patauha)	Rural	Patoha
94	Patehara	Rural	Patehra
95	Pipariya	Rural	Kaimori
96	Pipariya	Rural	Pipariya Paroha
97	Pondi	Rural	Pondi
98	Raipura	Rural	Simra No.1
99	Raipura	Rural	Raipura
100	Rajpura	Rural	Bilehari
101	Rampura	Rural	Naigavan
102	Rithi	Rural	Rithi
103	Rudmud	Rural	Rudmud
104	Sagodi	Rural	Dhudhari
105	Saida	Rural	Saida
106	Semara (Simra)	Rural	Simra Kala
107	Simdari	Rural	Simdari
108	Simra	Rural	Simra No.1
109	Sookha	Rural	Naigavan
110	Sugawan	Rural	Sugavan
111	Thanoura	Rural	Thanora
112	Tighara Kalan	Rural	Tighrakala
113	Tighara Khurd	Rural	Ghaniya
114	Tihkari	Rural	Umariya
115	Tilgawan	Rural	Tilgavan
116	Umariya	Rural	Umariya

Population of Rithi Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Rithi Tehsil has a total population of 1,27,211 people, consisting of 64,736 males and 62,475 females. There are 28,937 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 186 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,27,211	1,27,211	0
Male Population	64,736	64,736	0
Female Population	62,475	62,475	0
Total Households	28,937	28,937	0
Population Density	186 / km²	186 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 72,100 literate people and 20,416 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 18,007 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 32,599 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	20,416	20,416
Literate Population	72,100	72,100
Illiterate Population	55,111	55,111
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	18,007	18,007
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	32,599	32,599

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)	Rithi (रीठी)
District	Katni
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Rithi
Total Area	685 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	965
Total Population (2011)	1,27,211
Density	186/km²
Total Villages	116

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