INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Panna

Panna is a district in the Madhya Pradesh State of India. Total area of Panna is 7,135 km² including 7,054.23 km² rural area and 80.77 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Panna has a population of 10,16,520 peoples, out of which urban population is 1,25,335 while rural population is 8,91,185. The district has a population density of 142.5 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 2,28,709 houses in the district, including 25,170 urban houses and 2,03,539 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 947 villages in panna district.

The Panna district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Pawai is the largest tehsil in panna district covering area of 1628.34 km² while Devendranagar is the smallest tehsil in panna district covering area of 387.51 km². Ajaigarh is the most populous whereas Raipura is the least populous tehsil in panna district. There are 8 tehsils in Panna district. Here is the list of all Panna Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Panna District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Ajaigarh7381,70,457
2Amanganj5461,14,702
3Devendranagar38888,721
4Gunnor5391,33,513
5Panna1,5131,56,297
6Pawai1,6281,67,578
7Raipura73077,629
8Shahnagar1,0521,07,623

Population of Panna District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 8,91,185 1,25,335 10,16,520
Male Population 4,67,473 66,007 5,33,480
Female Population 4,23,712 59,328 4,83,040
Population Density 126 / km² 1,552 / km² 143 / km²

Households in Panna District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
2,03,539
25,170
2,28,709






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Panna
(पन्ना)
State / UT : Madhya Pradesh
Total Area : 7,135 km²
Total Population : 10,16,520
Density : 143/km²
Total Tehsils : 8
Total Villages : 947
Total PopulationVillages in Panna District
less Than 200119
200 - 499237
500 - 999284
1000 - 1999209
2000 - 499986
5000 - 999912
10000 and aboveN/A





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.