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 is a key part of the district's rural administration. Maheshwar is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. 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.
The total area of the tehsil is 829 km², including 821.80 km² rural area and 6.81 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 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
As per the Census 2011, Maheshwar Tehsil has a total population of 2,33,032 people, consisting of 1,18,227 males and 1,14,805 females. There are 50,355 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 281 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| 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 |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,35,434 literate people and 32,345 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 44,796 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 60,511 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) | 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.