Maheshwar Tehsil - Khargone (West Nimar), Madhya Pradesh
Maheshwar 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 Kalkund, while the nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 41.9 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 829 km², including 821.80 km² of rural area and 6.81 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 971 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Maheshwar Tehsil
Maheshwar Tehsil has a total of 209 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 | Ahilypura | Rural | Bhudri |
| 2 | Ajitpura | Rural | Itawdi |
| 3 | Akhipura | Urban | Not applicable |
| 4 | Ashapur | Rural | Ashapur |
| 5 | Asukhedi | Rural | Jalud |
| 6 | Awalya | Rural | Bagdara |
| 7 | Bablai | Rural | Bablai |
| 8 | Bablai | Rural | Vani |
| 9 | Bada | Rural | Mahetwada |
| 10 | Badadiya Surta | Rural | Baddiyasurta |
| 11 | Baddiya | Rural | Mohad |
| 12 | Badwel | Rural | Badwel |
| 13 | Badwi | Rural | Matmur |
| 14 | Bagkeria Khedi | Rural | Ladvi |
| 15 | Bagsomakhedi | Rural | Somakhedi |
| 16 | Bahegawan | Rural | Bahegaon |
| 17 | Bakaner | Rural | Bakaner |
| 18 | Balasgaon | Rural | Balsgaon |
| 19 | Bandera | Rural | Bandera |
| 20 | Banjari | Rural | Banjari |
| 21 | Bardiya | Rural | Mahetwada |
| 22 | Barfadkhurd | Rural | Barlay |
| 23 | Barlay | Rural | Barlay |
| 24 | Batholi | Rural | Batholi |
| 25 | Bhagadpura | Rural | Sejgaon |
| 26 | Bhagdara | Rural | Bagdara |
| 27 | Bhaklay | Rural | Bhaklay |
| 28 | Bhampura | Rural | Bhampura |
| 29 | Bhawantalai | Rural | Bakaner |
| 30 | Bhedlya Chhota | Rural | Kusumbhya |
| 31 | Bhedlyabada | Rural | Kusumbhya |
| 32 | Bhsunda | Rural | Sulgaon |
| 33 | Bhudri | Rural | Bhudri |
| 34 | Bilali | Rural | Somakhedi |
| 35 | Bilbawdi | Rural | Bilbawdi |
| 36 | Borbawadiya | Rural | Kodlakhedi |
| 37 | Borda | Rural | Devpiplya |
| 38 | Chak Batholi | Rural | Baddiyasurta |
| 39 | Chak Chougawan | Rural | Nandra |
| 40 | Chakmahetwada | Rural | Mahetwada |
| 41 | Chakmatmur | Rural | Matmur |
| 42 | Chandipura | Rural | Sejgaon |
| 43 | Chidadiya | Rural | Chindadiya |
| 44 | Chikli | Rural | Somakhedi |
| 45 | Chingun | Rural | Bilbawdi |
| 46 | Chirakhan | Rural | Pathrad Khurd |
| 47 | Choli | Rural | Choli |
| 48 | Choti Khargone | Rural | Chhoti Khargone |
| 49 | Chougawan | Rural | Nandra |
| 50 | Dakhipura | Rural | Palsud |
| 51 | Damkheda | Rural | Baddiyasurta |
| 52 | Dehriya | Rural | Zapdi |
| 53 | Devnalya | Rural | Bhampura |
| 54 | Dhannad | Rural | Kawdiya |
| 55 | Dhapla | Rural | Samraj |
| 56 | Dhargoan | Rural | Dhargaon |
| 57 | Dhuwatya | Rural | Batholi |
| 58 | Digar | Rural | Pathrad Khurd |
| 59 | Fatepura | Rural | Sejgaon |
| 60 | Fifriya | Rural | Piplya Bujurg |
| 61 | Gadbadi | Rural | Machalpur |
| 62 | Gadi | Rural | Nandra |
| 63 | Gagantalab | Rural | Kodlakhedi |
| 64 | Gangapura | Rural | Kharadi |
| 65 | Gangat Khedi | Rural | Batholi |
| 66 | Gawala | Rural | Mahetwada |
| 67 | Gawlapura | Rural | Vani |
| 68 | Ghatya Baidi | Rural | Ghatyabedi |
| 69 | Gogawan | Rural | Pathrad Khurd |
| 70 | Gordhanpura | Rural | Bhudri |
| 71 | Gujarmohna | Rural | Gujarmohna |
| 72 | Gulawad | Rural | Gulawad |
| 73 | Hadki | Rural | Thangaon |
| 74 | Harsgoan | Rural | Zapdi |
| 75 | Helababar | Rural | Bakaner |
| 76 | Hindolagwadi | Rural | Bakaner |
| 77 | Hirapur | Rural | Hoddiya |
| 78 | Hodadiya | Rural | Hoddiya |
| 79 | Ishakpura | Rural | Ladvi |
| 80 | Itawadi | Rural | Itawdi |
| 81 | Jalkota | Rural | Jalkota |
| 82 | Jalkoti | Rural | Kharadi |
| 83 | Jalud | Rural | Jalud |
| 84 | Jamnaya | Rural | Kogawa |
| 85 | Jamnaya | Rural | Hoddiya |
| 86 | Jhapadi | Rural | Zapdi |
| 87 | Jhara | Rural | Sejgaon |
| 88 | Jhirnaya | Rural | Piplya Bujurg |
| 89 | Jhirnya | Rural | Gulawad |
| 90 | Jhirwi | Rural | Jalkota |
| 91 | Kachhikuwa | Rural | Ashapur |
| 92 | Kakadda | Rural | Kakarda |
| 93 | Kakariya | Rural | Kankriya |
| 94 | Kakwada | Rural | Sirsya |
| 95 | Kanykhdi | Rural | Mohna |
| 96 | Karahi | Urban | Not applicable |
| 97 | Karodiya | Rural | Karondiya |
| 98 | Karoli | Rural | Karoli |
| 99 | Katargaon | Rural | Katrgaon |
| 100 | Kawadiya | Rural | Sitoka |
| 101 | Kawana | Rural | Kawana |
| 102 | Kawdiya | Rural | Kawdiya |
| 103 | Keriakhedi | Rural | Ladvi |
| 104 | Kharadi | Rural | Kharadi |
| 105 | Khariya | Rural | Ladvi |
| 106 | Khariya | Rural | Pathrad Khurd |
| 107 | Khedi | Rural | Kodlakhedi |
| 108 | Khedi | Rural | Sejgaon |
| 109 | Kheygoan | Rural | Bhampura |
| 110 | Khumbhya | Rural | Bahegaon |
| 111 | Kodala | Rural | Kodlakhedi |
| 112 | Kogawan | Rural | Kogawa |
| 113 | Kolikheda | Rural | Itawdi |
| 114 | Krodiya Bujurg | Rural | Hoddiya |
| 115 | Krodiya Khurd | Rural | Karodiya Khurd |
| 116 | Kunda | Rural | Chhoti Khargone |
| 117 | Kundiya | Rural | Kawdiya |
| 118 | Kusumbhya | Rural | Kusumbhya |
| 119 | Ladvi | Rural | Ladvi |
| 120 | Lakhanpura | Rural | Banjari |
| 121 | Lalpura | Rural | Sulgaon |
| 122 | Limbadit | Rural | Kharadi |
| 123 | Machalpur | Rural | Machalpur |
| 124 | Maheshwar | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 125 | Mahetawada | Rural | Mahetwada |
| 126 | Mahmadpura | Rural | Katrgaon |
| 127 | Maksi | Rural | Makhi |
| 128 | Malshakhedi | Rural | Ladvi |
| 129 | Malya Khedi | Rural | Bandera |
| 130 | Manawar | Rural | Ashapur |
| 131 | Mandleshwar | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 132 | Mardanya | Rural | Jalud |
| 133 | Mardhori | Rural | Mardhori |
| 134 | Matanda | Rural | Kharadi |
| 135 | Mathnaya | Rural | Bhudri |
| 136 | Matmur | Rural | Matmur |
| 137 | Melkhedi | Rural | Melkhedi (Gadi) |
| 138 | Mirjapura | Rural | Kankriya |
| 139 | Mogoan | Rural | Mogawa |
| 140 | Mohad | Rural | Mohad |
| 141 | Mohad Jirat | Rural | Mohad |
| 142 | Mohana | Rural | Mohna |
| 143 | Mohanpura | Rural | Sejgaon |
| 144 | Mohanya | Rural | Ghatyabedi |
| 145 | Mohida | Rural | Melkhedi (Gadi) |
| 146 | Moripura | Rural | Dhargaon |
| 147 | Mudapura | Rural | Nandra |
| 148 | Mundya Kheda | Rural | Bilbawdi |
| 149 | Nagjhri | Rural | Nagziri |
| 150 | Najarpur | Rural | Thangaon |
| 151 | Nandra | Rural | Nandra |
| 152 | Navrangpura | Rural | Bagdara |
| 153 | Nawalpura | Rural | Ladvi |
| 154 | Neemgad | Rural | Kusumbhya |
| 155 | Nimgul | Rural | Sitoka |
| 156 | Nimsar | Rural | Nagziri |
| 157 | Padlya Bujurg | Rural | Karodiya Khurd |
| 158 | Padlya Khurd | Urban | Not applicable |
| 159 | Palda | Rural | Devpiplya |
| 160 | Palsud | Rural | Palsud |
| 161 | Pandyaghat | Rural | Sejgaon |
| 162 | Pathrad Bujurga | Rural | Pathrad Khurd |
| 163 | Pathrad Khurd | Rural | Pathrad Khurd |
| 164 | Pipalpati | Rural | Banjari |
| 165 | Pipliya Bujurg | Rural | Piplya Bujurg |
| 166 | Pipliya Khalsa | Rural | Badwel |
| 167 | Pipliya Khurd | Rural | Piplya Khurd |
| 168 | Pipliyadeo | Rural | Devpiplya |
| 169 | Pitamali | Rural | Pitamli |
| 170 | Prampura | Rural | Pempura |
| 171 | Rabadghati | Rural | Ashapur |
| 172 | Rajpura | Rural | Ladvi |
| 173 | Ramdad | Rural | Katrgaon |
| 174 | Ramdad | Rural | Balsgaon |
| 175 | Rampura | Rural | Katrgaon |
| 176 | Rangun | Rural | Bilbawdi |
| 177 | Rosayabari | Rural | Pempura |
| 178 | Sagkheda | Rural | Baddiyasurta |
| 179 | Salipura | Rural | Gujarmohna |
| 180 | Samaspura | Rural | Mohna |
| 181 | Samraj | Rural | Samraj |
| 182 | Samstpura | Rural | Kharadi |
| 183 | Sangarda | Rural | Gulawad |
| 184 | Sangvi | Rural | Samraj |
| 185 | Sejgoan | Rural | Sejgaon |
| 186 | Sel | Rural | Sel |
| 187 | Semalda | Rural | Jalkota |
| 188 | Sharikpura | Rural | Mohna |
| 189 | Shitamau | Rural | Karondiya |
| 190 | Siralya | Rural | Balsgaon |
| 191 | Sirsya | Rural | Sirsya |
| 192 | Sitoka | Rural | Sitoka |
| 193 | Somakhedi | Rural | Somakhedi |
| 194 | Sujapura | Rural | Bahegaon |
| 195 | Sulgawn | Rural | Sulgaon |
| 196 | Sultanpura | Rural | Karondiya |
| 197 | Sulykhedi | Rural | Somakhedi |
| 198 | Surwa | Rural | Bandera |
| 199 | Tajpura | Rural | Batholi |
| 200 | Tekwa | Rural | Tekwa |
| 201 | Temariya | Rural | Sel |
| 202 | Thangoan | Rural | Thangaon |
| 203 | Tigriyaw | Rural | Nandra |
| 204 | Tulya | Rural | Ladvi |
| 205 | Udepura | Rural | Sejgaon |
| 206 | Urway | Rural | Tekwa |
| 207 | Vaslikundya | Rural | Bhaklay |
| 208 | Veklya | Rural | Bhaklay |
| 209 | Wani | Rural | Vani |
Population of Maheshwar Tehsil
According to the 2011 Census, Maheshwar Tehsil had a total population of 2,33,032 people living in 50,355 households. The population comprised 1,18,227 males and 1,14,805 females, with an average population density of 281 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,33,032 | 1,96,278 | 36,754 |
| Male Population | 1,18,227 | 99,528 | 18,699 |
| Female Population | 1,14,805 | 96,750 | 18,055 |
| Total Households | 50,355 | 42,962 | 7,393 |
| Population Density | 281 / km² | 239 / km² | 5,397 / km² |
Maheshwar Tehsil had 1,35,434 literate people and 32,345 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 44,796 and 60,511 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 32,345 | 27,689 | 4,656 |
| Literate Population | 1,35,434 | 1,09,333 | 26,101 |
| Illiterate Population | 97,598 | 86,945 | 10,653 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 44,796 | 39,573 | 5,223 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 60,511 | 56,672 | 3,839 |
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.