Kareli Tehsil - Narsimhapur District, Madhya Pradesh

Kareli is an administrative tehsil in the Narsimhapur district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Kareli is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kareli, while the nearest airport is Jabalpur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 80.6 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 648 km², including 622.00 km² rural area and 26.02 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 923 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kareli Tehsil

Kareli Tehsil has a total of 149 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	Amgaon	Rural	Amgaon
2	Amheta	Rural	Amheta
3	Amthanu	Rural	Amthanoo
4	Awariya	Rural	Khiriya
5	Bagdari	Rural	Bichuwa
6	Baghuwar [Baghwar]	Rural	Baghuwar
7	Baheriya	Rural	Gobargaon
8	Bamhani	Rural	Bamhani
9	Bamhori	Rural	Bamhori
10	Bamhori [Bagdari]	Rural	Kumhroda
11	Bandhi	Rural	Gobargaon
12	Barha	Rural	Barhachhota
13	Barman Kalan (Ct)	Rural	Barman Kalan
14	Barodiya	Rural	Pipariya Barodiya
15	Basadehi	Rural	Imaliya
16	Basadehi	Rural	Basadehi
17	Basedi	Rural	Basedi
18	Baskheda	Rural	Janaur
19	Basoda	Rural	Khiriya
20	Belkhedi	Rural	Kartaj
21	Belna	Rural	Paloha Chhota
22	Bhugwara	Rural	Bhugwara
23	Bichuwa [Dalpatpur]	Rural	Bichuwa
24	Bichuwa Kalan	Rural	Kosamkheda
25	Bichuwa Khurd	Rural	Kosamkheda
26	Bikor	Rural	Bikor
27	Biner	Rural	Amheta
28	Bir Katangi	Rural	Manegaon
29	Bitali	Rural	Bitali
30	Chamruwa	Rural	Sas Bahu
31	Chapeloo	Rural	Amthanoo
32	Chinki	Rural	Chinki
33	Datadongri	Rural	Machamau
34	Deguwan	Rural	Kodsa
35	Deori Khurd	Rural	Ratikarar Kalan
36	Dewa Kachhar	Rural	Dewa Kachhar
37	Dhana [Juna]	Rural	Amthanoo
38	Dharampuri	Rural	Midhali
39	Dilheri	Rural	Nayakheda
40	Gada	Rural	Amthanoo
41	Garhpehra	Rural	Ramkhiriya
42	Ghurpur	Rural	Ghurpur
43	Gidhwani	Rural	Bhugwara
44	Gobargaon	Rural	Gobargaon
45	Gohgawari	Rural	Gohganwari
46	Gokla	Rural	Gursi
47	Gondi Dhubghat	Rural	Kartaj
48	Gudwara	Rural	Kumhroda
49	Gurariya	Rural	Khairi
50	Gursi	Rural	Gursi
51	Guwari	Rural	Gwari
52	Guwari Kalan	Rural	Gwari Kalan
53	Guwari Khurd	Rural	Ramkhiriya
54	Hardgaon	Rural	Gobargaon
55	Hinotiya	Rural	Hinotiya
56	Hiranpur	Rural	Hiranpur
57	Imaliya	Rural	Imaliya
58	Jallapur (Jatlapur)	Rural	Kosamkheda
59	Jamuniya Kalan	Rural	Khamariya
60	Jamuniya Khurd	Rural	Khamariya
61	Janor	Rural	Janaur
62	Jhamar	Rural	Ghurpur
63	Jhilwani	Rural	Hiranpur
64	Jiragora	Rural	Basadehi
65	Johariya	Rural	Johariya
66	Jowa	Rural	Joba
67	Juna	Rural	Amthanoo
68	Kalmeta	Rural	Bitali
69	Kandhrapur	Rural	Kandhrapur
70	Kapuri	Rural	Kapoori
71	Kareli	Unmapped	Not applicable
72	Karhaiya	Rural	Kosamkheda
73	Karoda	Rural	Khiriya
74	Kartaj	Rural	Kartaj
75	Katangi	Rural	Paloha Chhota
76	Kathotiya	Rural	Kathotiya
77	Kerpani	Rural	Gwari Kalan
78	Kerpani [Narmadaghat]	Rural	Kerpani
79	Khairi	Rural	Khairi
80	Khairi	Rural	Khairinaka
81	Khairuwa	Rural	Pipariya Linga
82	Khala	Rural	Paloha Chhota
83	Khamariya [Richhai]	Rural	Khamariya
84	Khapa	Rural	Gwari Kalan
85	Khiriya	Rural	Joba
86	Khiriya	Rural	Khiriya
87	Kodiya	Rural	Kosamkheda
88	Kodsa	Rural	Kodsa
89	Kosamkheda	Rural	Kosamkheda
90	Kudi	Rural	Bikor
91	Kumhadi	Rural	Kumhadi
92	Kumhroda	Rural	Kumhroda
93	Lakhtakiya	Rural	Rankai
94	Luhari	Rural	Hiranpur
95	Lutwara	Rural	Khairi
96	Machamau	Rural	Machamau
97	Mahalpura	Rural	Khairi
98	Mahalwada	Rural	Ramkhiriya
99	Mainawari	Rural	Kapoori
100	Manegaon	Rural	Manegaon
101	Mehguwan	Rural	Samnapur
102	Mehguwan (Mehgawan)	Rural	Gwari Kalan
103	Meregaon	Rural	Kodsa
104	Midhli	Rural	Midhali
105	Mohad	Rural	Gwari
106	Mohad	Rural	Mohad
107	Mothegaon	Rural	Manegaon
108	Nanori	Rural	Niwari
109	Nayakheda	Rural	Nayakheda
110	Neguwan	Rural	Richhai
111	Niwari	Rural	Niwari
112	Paloha	Rural	Paloha Chhota
113	Pindrai Kalan	Rural	Paloha Chhota
114	Pindrai Khurd	Rural	Paloha Chhota
115	Piparha	Rural	Gwari
116	Pipariya	Rural	Pipariya Linga
117	Pipariya	Rural	Kapoori
118	Pipariya	Rural	Amheta
119	Pipariya	Rural	Pipariya Barodiya
120	Pipariya (Rankai)	Rural	Pipariya Rankai
121	Pipariya [Jamuniya]	Rural	Bamhani
122	Raisen	Rural	Amthanoo
123	Ram Pipariya	Rural	Ram Pipariya
124	Ramkhiriya	Rural	Ramkhiriya
125	Ramkhiriya (Sarsala)	Rural	Sarsala
126	Rampura	Rural	Rampura
127	Rankai	Rural	Rankai
128	Ratikarar Kalan	Rural	Ratikarar Kalan
129	Ratikarar Khurd	Rural	Ratikarar Kalan
130	Rehli	Rural	Kandhrapur
131	Rehli[Gada]	Rural	Amthanoo
132	Rewanagar	Rural	Khairi
133	Richhai	Rural	Richhai
134	Sagon Ghat	Rural	Bikor
135	Sagri	Rural	Bitali
136	Samnapur	Rural	Samnapur
137	Samnapur [Deori]	Rural	Rampura
138	Sarasdol	Rural	Richhai
139	Sarsala	Rural	Sarsala
140	Sas Bahu	Rural	Sas Bahu
141	Simariya	Rural	Gwari Kalan
142	Simariya Kalan	Rural	Simariya Kalan
143	Simariya Khurd	Rural	Amgaon
144	Suatala	Rural	Suatala
145	Surgi	Rural	Basedi
146	Tighra	Rural	Kapoori
147	Tinsara	Rural	Tinsara
148	Umariya	Rural	Umariya
149	Umariya [Amthanu]	Rural	Amthanoo

Population of Kareli Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Kareli Tehsil has a total population of 1,60,160 people, consisting of 83,249 males and 76,911 females. There are 37,123 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 247 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,60,160	1,22,088	38,072
Male Population	83,249	63,411	19,838
Female Population	76,911	58,677	18,234
Total Households	37,123	28,692	8,431
Population Density	247 / km²	196 / km²	1,463 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,08,376 literate people and 20,623 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 24,273 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 20,950 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	20,623	16,175	4,448
Literate Population	1,08,376	79,613	28,763
Illiterate Population	51,784	42,475	9,309
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	24,273	18,864	5,409
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	20,950	18,386	2,564

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)	Kareli (करेली)
District	Narsimhapur
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Kareli
Total Area	648 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	923
Total Population (2011)	1,60,160
Density	247/km²
Total Villages	149

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