Bhikangaon Tehsil - Khargone (West Nimar), Madhya Pradesh

Bhikangaon is an administrative tehsil in the Khargone (West 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. Bhikangaon is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Attar, while the nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 73.0 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 944 km², including 942.10 km² rural area and 1.79 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 968 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Bhikangaon Tehsil

Bhikangaon Tehsil has a total of 156 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	Aawaliya	Rural	Devla
2	Adalpura	Rural	Bilkhed Khurd
3	Ahir Kheda	Rural	Ahirkheda
4	Akhapura	Rural	Pokhar Khurd
5	Aman Khedi	Rural	Amankhedi
6	Andad	Rural	Andad
7	Anjangaon	Rural	Anjangaon
8	Aurangpura	Rural	Anjangaon
9	Badgaon	Rural	Khudgaon
10	Badi	Rural	Kanzar
11	Badiya	Rural	Badiya(Sh)
12	Badiya	Rural	Badiya(S)
13	Balkhadya	Rural	Balkhadiya
14	Baman Dhokari (Kundiya)	Rural	Kanzar
15	Bamnala	Rural	Bamnala
16	Banjari	Rural	Amankhedi
17	Banjari	Rural	Andad
18	Banjhar	Rural	Banzar
19	Basantpura	Rural	Pattharwada
20	Bhagur	Rural	Sagur
21	Bhagwanpura	Rural	Bhagwanpura
22	Bhatalpura	Rural	Chiragpura
23	Bhikangaon	Rural	Pipalya Bujurg
24	Bhopada	Rural	Bhopada
25	Bhopatpura	Rural	Pokhar Bujurg
26	Bijasani	Rural	Nimoni
27	Bilkhed Khurd	Rural	Bilkhed Khurd
28	Birul	Rural	Birul
29	Bitnera	Rural	Bitnera
30	Borgaon	Rural	Borgaon
31	Boruth	Rural	Boruth
32	Chaundi	Rural	Choudi(Andad)
33	Chaundi(Muhale)	Rural	Choudi(Mohali)
34	Chhirwa	Rural	Chhirwa
35	Chikhalwas	Rural	Palasi
36	Chiltiya	Rural	Igriya
37	Chiragpura	Rural	Chiragpura
38	Dagadkhedi	Rural	Selda
39	Daudwa	Rural	Dodwa
40	Devla	Rural	Devla
41	Dhakbedi	Rural	Sanghavi
42	Dhobikhodara	Rural	Piparad
43	Dohad	Rural	Jamnya Buzurg
44	Dondawada	Rural	Surva
45	Dongargaon	Rural	Ahirkheda
46	Eagriya	Rural	Igriya
47	Ektasa	Rural	Ektasa
48	Gauripura	Rural	Lalkheda
49	Gawal	Rural	Choudi(Mohali)
50	Gawat Khedi	Rural	Surwa Koyda
51	Ghodwa	Rural	Boruth
52	Ghoghnath	Rural	Padlya
53	Goradiya Jagir	Rural	Goradiya
54	Goradiya Khalsa	Rural	Goradiya
55	Govindpura	Rural	Badiya(S)
56	Jaisingh Pura	Rural	Sagur
57	Jamniya Khurd	Rural	Andad
58	Jamnya	Rural	Kalyakhedi
59	Jamnya Buzurg	Rural	Jamnya Buzurg
60	Jatapur	Rural	Machhalgaon
61	Jenud	Rural	Rampura
62	Jetgarh	Rural	Temala
63	Kakadgaon	Rural	Kakadgaon
64	Kalbarad	Rural	Ahirkheda
65	Kaldha	Rural	Kaldha
66	Kaliya Khedi	Rural	Kalyakhedi
67	Kanjhar	Rural	Kanzar
68	Kedwa Ja.	Rural	Kedwa
69	Keshavpura	Rural	Padly Babaji
70	Khanpura	Rural	Kakadgaon
71	Kharadi	Rural	Bamnala
72	Kharwi	Rural	Boruth
73	Kheda Jagir	Rural	Khudgaon
74	Kherda	Rural	Kherda
75	Kholwa	Rural	Padly Babaji
76	Khudgaon	Rural	Khudgaon
77	Kodla Jagir	Rural	Kodla Jagir
78	Kodla Khalsa	Rural	Kodla Jagir
79	Koudiakhal	Rural	Sundrel
80	Lachora	Rural	Birul
81	Lakhapura	Rural	Amankhedi
82	Lalkheda	Rural	Lalkheda
83	Lalni	Rural	Poi
84	Lalpura	Rural	Shakargaon
85	Lohariya Falya	Rural	Dodwa
86	Machhalgaon	Rural	Machhalgaon
87	Machhalgaon	Rural	Ektasa
88	Malakheda	Rural	Ektasa
89	Malkheda	Rural	Shakargaon
90	Manoharpura	Rural	Boruth
91	Mehtya Khedi	Rural	Nuriyakhedi
92	Mohali	Rural	Choudi(Mohali)
93	Mohandad	Rural	Surwa Koyda
94	Nagaziri	Rural	Kanzar
95	Nargaon	Rural	Nargaon
96	Nawalpura	Rural	Sirali
97	Nimkhedi	Rural	Bamnala
98	Nimoni	Rural	Nimoni
99	Nuriya Khedi	Rural	Nuriyakhedi
100	Pachhaya	Rural	Machhalgaon
101	Pachhaya	Rural	Borgaon
102	Padliya	Rural	Padlya
103	Padlya	Rural	Padly Babaji
104	Palasi	Rural	Palasi
105	Paldi	Rural	Pokhar Bujurg
106	Panchamba	Rural	Temala
107	Pattharwada	Rural	Pattharwada
108	Pipari	Rural	Sagur
109	Piplai Bujurg	Rural	Bhagwanpura
110	Piplai Khurd	Rural	Bhagwanpura
111	Piplya	Rural	Anjangaon
112	Piplya Buzurg	Rural	Pipalya Bujurg
113	Piprad	Rural	Piparad
114	Poi	Rural	Poi
115	Pokhar	Rural	Padlya
116	Pokhar Buzurg	Rural	Pokhar Bujurg
117	Pokhar Khurd	Rural	Pokhar Khurd
118	Pokharabad	Rural	Pokharabad
119	Rahegaon	Rural	Rehgaon
120	Rajpura	Rural	Shakargaon
121	Rampur(Kanzar)	Rural	Kanzar
122	Rampura	Rural	Rampura
123	Ratanpur	Rural	Kakadgaon
124	Rodiya	Rural	Rodiya
125	Roshya	Rural	Kherda
126	Roydad	Rural	Surwa Koyda
127	Rukhadiya	Rural	Nimoni
128	Sagur	Rural	Sagur
129	Sahejala	Rural	Badiya(Sh)
130	Saikhedi	Rural	Saikhedi
131	Sala	Rural	Nimoni
132	Sangvi	Rural	Sanghavi
133	Sasyakhedi	Rural	Pokharabad
134	Satwada	Rural	Satwada
135	Satwadi	Rural	Kakadgaon
136	Sehnaj Pura	Rural	Khudgaon
137	Selda	Rural	Selda
138	Shakargaon	Rural	Shakargaon
139	Shakarkhedi	Rural	Selda
140	Shyamali Pura	Rural	Bamnala
141	Singar Chouri	Rural	Valka
142	Siralabad	Rural	Pipalya Bujurg
143	Sirali	Rural	Sirali
144	Sirlai Bujurg	Rural	Balkhadiya
145	Sirlay Khurd	Rural	Surva
146	Somla	Rural	Rampura
147	Sonwada	Rural	Poi
148	Sultanpura	Rural	Badiya(S)
149	Sundrel	Rural	Sundrel
150	Surwa	Rural	Surva
151	Surwa Koyda	Rural	Surwa Koyda
152	Temla	Rural	Temala
153	Umardad	Rural	Kalyakhedi
154	Umariya	Rural	Umriya
155	Untkheda	Rural	Pokhar Bujurg
156	Valka	Rural	Valka

Population of Bhikangaon Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Bhikangaon Tehsil has a total population of 1,91,780 people, consisting of 97,404 males and 94,376 females. There are 36,527 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 203 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,91,780	1,75,563	16,217
Male Population	97,404	89,089	8,315
Female Population	94,376	86,474	7,902
Total Households	36,527	33,444	3,083
Population Density	203 / km²	186 / km²	9,060 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,01,769 literate people and 31,262 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 13,993 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 88,816 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)	31,262	29,041	2,221
Literate Population	1,01,769	90,251	11,518
Illiterate Population	90,011	85,312	4,699
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	13,993	12,032	1,961
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	88,816	85,583	3,233

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)	Bhikangaon (भीकनगांव)
District	Khargone (West Nimar)
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Attar
Total Area	944 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	968
Total Population (2011)	1,91,780
Density	203/km²
Total Villages	156

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