Punasa Tehsil - Khandwa (East Nimar), Madhya Pradesh

Punasa is an administrative tehsil in the Khandwa (East Nimar) district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Punasa is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Bir, while the nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 67.8 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 1,358 km², including 1,327.91 km² rural area and 30.22 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 936 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Punasa Tehsil

Punasa Tehsil has a total of 118 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	Amoda Theka	Rural	Bangarda
2	Andharwadi	Rural	Pamakhedi
3	Anjaniya	Rural	Pamakhedi
4	Anjaniya Kalan	Rural	Anjaniya Kala
5	Anjaniya Khurd	Rural	Anjaniya Khurd
6	Aroda Ryt	Rural	Anjaniya Khurd
7	Atoot Khas	Rural	Atoot Khas
8	Atoot Khurd Benipura	Rural	Fifrad
9	Badhani	Rural	Richhi
10	Badnagar Ryt	Rural	Badnagar Rayat
11	Bakhargaon	Rural	Karoli
12	Bakhatgarh	Rural	Sailani
13	Bandhaniya	Rural	Jamkota
14	Bangarda	Rural	Bangarda
15	Bawadia	Rural	Narlay
16	Bayfal	Rural	Hantiya
17	Bhadlikheda	Rural	Anjaniya Kala
18	Bhagwanpura	Rural	Bhagwanpura
19	Bharipura Kalan	Rural	Atoot Khas
20	Bharwala	Rural	Bhawarla
21	Bhet Kheda	Rural	Pamakhedi
22	Bhogawan	Rural	Bhogawa
23	Biharipura Khurd	Rural	Atoot Khas
24	Bijapur	Rural	Badnagar Rayat
25	Bilaya	Rural	Bilaya
26	Billora Buzurg	Rural	Bilorrabujurg
27	Billora Khurd	Rural	Bilorrabujurg
28	Boradi Mal	Rural	Boradimal
29	Boradi Ryt	Rural	Diyanatpura
30	Bordad Ryt	Rural	Fifarimal
31	Boriya	Rural	Pamakhedi
32	Chandel	Rural	Chikti Khal
33	Chandgarh	Rural	Dantha
34	Chikati Khal	Rural	Chikti Khal
35	Chikdhaliya	Rural	Chikdaliya
36	Damkheda Kalan	Urban	Not applicable
37	Damkheda Khurd	Urban	Not applicable
38	Dang	Rural	Dantha
39	Dantha	Rural	Dantha
40	Daulatpura Ryt	Urban	Not applicable
41	Deeyanatpura	Rural	Diyanatpura
42	Dhamangaon No.1	Rural	Dhamangaon
43	Dhamangaon No.2	Rural	Dhamangaon
44	Dhawadiya	Rural	Kothi
45	Dudgaon	Rural	Dudgaon
46	Duhkiya	Urban	Not applicable
47	Ekhand	Rural	Ekhand
48	Feephard	Rural	Fifrad
49	Gauil (Sailani)	Rural	Goal Selani
50	Ghoghalgaon	Rural	Ghoghalgaon
51	Ghosali	Rural	Gunjali
52	Godad Pura	Urban	Not applicable
53	Gujarkhedi	Rural	Gujarkhedi
54	Gunjali	Rural	Gunjali
55	Gunjari	Rural	Kothi
56	Hantiya	Rural	Hantiya
57	Harbanspura	Rural	Harbanshapura
58	Indhawadi	Rural	Indhawadi
59	Inpun	Rural	Bhogawa
60	Jatam	Rural	Pamakhedi
61	Jhiranya	Rural	Bhagwanpura
62	Kalya Khedi	Rural	Badnagar Rayat
63	Kaman Kheda	Rural	Ghoghalgaon
64	Karoli	Rural	Karoli
65	Karond	Rural	Bhagwanpura
66	Katar	Rural	Mortakkamafi
67	Kelwa Buzurg	Rural	Saktapur
68	Kelwa Khurd	Rural	Kelwakhurd
69	Khedi Buzurg	Rural	Khedi Bujurg
70	Khutla Kalan	Rural	Khutalakala
71	Kisanpura	Rural	Fifrad
72	Kothi	Rural	Kothi
73	Lalpura	Rural	Fifrad
74	Laundi	Rural	Bilaya
75	Makadkachh Ryt	Rural	Makadkach
76	Mandhata	Urban	Not applicable
77	Maslai	Rural	Bilaya
78	Mathela	Rural	Mathela
79	Mohana	Rural	Mohana
80	Morghadi	Rural	Morghardi
81	Mortakka	Rural	Mortakkamafi
82	Mundhai	Rural	Mohana
83	Nandakheda Mafi	Rural	Nandkheda Mafi
84	Nandakheda Ryt	Rural	Nandkheda Mafi
85	Nandana	Rural	Dantha
86	Narlay	Rural	Narlay
87	Narmada Nagar	Rural	Narmada Nagar
88	Nawalgaon	Rural	Navalgaon
89	Netangaon	Rural	Netangaon
90	Paldi	Rural	Sailani
91	Palsood Ryt	Rural	Palsud Rayat
92	Pamakhedi	Rural	Pamakhedi
93	Pandhana Theka	Rural	Palsud Rayat
94	Pandiya De	Rural	Pamakhedi
95	Phiphari Mal	Rural	Fifarimal
96	Phiphari Ryt	Rural	Navalgaon
97	Pipalya (Sailani)	Rural	Bilaya
98	Piplani	Rural	Sarliya
99	Punasa	Urban	Not applicable
100	Rajoor	Rural	Dudgaon
101	Rajpura	Rural	Diyanatpura
102	Reechhfal	Rural	Richhfal
103	Richhi	Rural	Richhi
104	Rohani	Rural	Rohani
105	Sailani	Rural	Sailani
106	Saktapur	Rural	Saktapur
107	Saralya	Rural	Sarliya
108	Sirkiya	Rural	Pamakhedi
109	Sukwa	Rural	Indhawadi
110	Sulgaon	Rural	Sulgaon
111	Takali	Rural	Bhawarla
112	Takali Bardi	Rural	Bhawarla
113	Teliyamal	Rural	Palsud Rayat
114	Temacha	Rural	Harbanshapura
115	Titwas	Rural	Pamakhedi
116	Toki	Rural	Ghoghalgaon
117	Udaipur	Urban	Not applicable
118	Utadi	Rural	Rohani

Population of Punasa Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Punasa Tehsil has a total population of 2,36,806 people, consisting of 1,22,276 males and 1,14,530 females. There are 50,016 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 174 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,36,806	2,13,854	22,952
Male Population	1,22,276	1,10,301	11,975
Female Population	1,14,530	1,03,553	10,977
Total Households	50,016	45,227	4,789
Population Density	174 / km²	161 / km²	759 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,30,073 literate people and 37,275 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 28,745 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 84,781 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)	37,275	33,946	3,329
Literate Population	1,30,073	1,15,516	14,557
Illiterate Population	1,06,733	98,338	8,395
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	28,745	26,818	1,927
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	84,781	79,616	5,165

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)	Punasa (पुनासा)
District	Khandwa (East Nimar)
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Bir
Total Area	1,358 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	936
Total Population (2011)	2,36,806
Density	174/km²
Total Villages	118

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