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 forms part of the district's rural administration. 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.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 944 km², including 942.10 km² of rural area and 1.79 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 969 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
According to the 2011 Census, Bhikangaon Tehsil had a total population of 1,91,780 people living in 36,527 households. The population comprised 97,404 males and 94,376 females, with an average population density of 203 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| 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 |
Bhikangaon Tehsil had 1,01,769 literate people and 31,262 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 13,993 and 88,816 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| 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.