Pawai Tehsil - Panna, Madhya Pradesh

Pawai is an administrative tehsil in the Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Pawai is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Patohan, while the nearest airport is Khajuraho Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 55.8 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 1,628 km², including 1,621.78 km² rural area and 6.56 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 906 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Pawai Tehsil

Pawai Tehsil has a total of 120 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	Amajhor	Rural	Mohlidharampura
2	Amua	Rural	Murakuchhu
3	Bachhaun	Rural	Bachhoun
4	Badkhera Kalan	Rural	Badkherakala
5	Bandha	Rural	Simariyagulabsingh
6	Banwar	Rural	Narayanpura
7	Baraho	Rural	Sunwari
8	Beda	Rural	Patouri
9	Bhadar	Rural	Murakuchhu
10	Bhitri Mutmuru	Rural	Bhitarimutmuru
11	Bijaduha Khilsari	Rural	Ghutehi
12	Bikaura	Rural	Murakuchhu
13	Bilha	Rural	Bilha
14	Birha	Rural	Shikarpura
15	Birsinghpur	Rural	Birsinghpur
16	Birwahi	Rural	Ghutehi
17	Boda	Rural	Pipariyadon
18	Budha	Rural	Patouri
19	Chahli	Rural	Dhaisai
20	Chandanpur	Rural	Bilha
21	Chaumukha	Rural	Budheda
22	Chaupra	Rural	Itai
23	Chhirraha	Rural	Chhirraha
24	Deori	Rural	Jhanjhar
25	Deori Sarkar	Rural	Deorisarkar
26	Dhesai	Rural	Dhaisai
27	Diya	Rural	Bachhoun
28	Ganeshganj	Rural	Imaliya
29	Ghairi	Rural	Pipariyadon
30	Ghudsar	Rural	Murakuchhu
31	Ghutehi	Rural	Ghutehi
32	Gubarda	Rural	Mohlidharampura
33	Gurji	Rural	Kalda
34	Hada	Rural	Hada
35	Harduwa	Rural	Bachhoun
36	Hathkuri	Rural	Hathkuri
37	Hinauta Baish	Rural	Murachh
38	Imalia	Rural	Imaliya
39	Intay	Rural	Itai
40	Jagdishpura	Rural	Jagdishpura
41	Jaitupura	Rural	Sagara
42	Jamuni	Rural	Narayanpura
43	Janpura	Rural	Ghutehi
44	Jhanjhar	Rural	Jhanjhar
45	Jhirmila	Rural	Budheda
46	Juda	Rural	Ghutehi
47	Juhi	Rural	Hada
48	Kaimuria	Rural	Chhirraha
49	Kaithi	Rural	Narayanpura
50	Kakari Kachhar	Rural	Bachhoun
51	Kalda	Rural	Kalda
52	Kamta	Rural	Kamta
53	Karhi	Rural	Karhi
54	Katia	Rural	Chhirraha
55	Khamariya	Rural	Khamariya
56	Khamri	Rural	Bachhoun
57	Khara	Rural	Deorisarkar
58	Kharmora	Rural	Dhaisai
59	Khatwar	Rural	Chhirraha
60	Kinna	Rural	Kumhari
61	Konda	Rural	Magarpura
62	Krishngarh	Rural	Krishnagadh
63	Kudgawan	Rural	Patnakala
64	Kumhari	Rural	Kumhari
65	Kupna	Rural	Kupna
66	Kutarhia	Rural	Hada
67	Kutmi Bandora	Rural	Bachhoun
68	Lilwar	Rural	Bachhoun
69	Magarda	Rural	Mohlidharampura
70	Magarpura	Rural	Magarpura
71	Mahda	Rural	Khamariya
72	Mahod	Rural	Mahod
73	Mahod Kalan	Rural	Mahod
74	Mahua Dol	Rural	Kalda
75	Manki	Rural	Narayanpura
76	Marda	Rural	Tilli
77	Mdeyan	Rural	Karhi
78	Mihgawan Kalan	Rural	Badkherakala
79	Mohadia	Rural	Shikarpura
80	Muhli Dharampura	Rural	Mohlidharampura
81	Murachh	Rural	Murachh
82	Murkuchhu	Rural	Murakuchhu
83	Naradpur	Rural	Magarpura
84	Narayanpura	Rural	Narayanpura
85	Nargi	Rural	Murachh
86	Nayagaon	Rural	Khamariya
87	Padaria Kalan	Rural	Padariyakala
88	Pairothi	Rural	Chhirraha
89	Patna Kalan	Rural	Patnakala
90	Patori	Rural	Patouri
91	Pawai	Urban	Not applicable
92	Phudwani	Rural	Mohlidharampura
93	Pipariya	Rural	Bilha
94	Pipariya Don	Rural	Pipariyadon
95	Pipariya Tiwari	Rural	Hathkuri
96	Rakseha	Rural	Patouri
97	Rampur	Rural	Chhirraha
98	Rihuta	Rural	Kumhari
99	Sagra	Rural	Sagara
100	Saktara	Rural	Mohlidharampura
101	Sarsela	Rural	Bilha
102	Shikarpura	Rural	Shikarpura
103	Sigada	Rural	Magarpura
104	Simariya Gulabsingh	Rural	Simariyagulabsingh
105	Simra Bahadur	Rural	Pipariyadon
106	Simra Kalan	Rural	Simrakala
107	Simra Khurd	Rural	Simrakhurd
108	Simri	Rural	Imaliya
109	Singhasar	Rural	Kamta
110	Sonai	Rural	Ghutehi
111	Sunehi	Rural	Jagdishpura
112	Sunwari	Rural	Sunwari
113	Surdha	Rural	Birsinghpur
114	Talgaon	Rural	Hada
115	Tikaria Deori	Rural	Tikariya
116	Tikuri	Rural	Simrakhurd
117	Tilli (Tilni)	Rural	Tilli
118	Umaria	Rural	Murachh
119	Umrahat	Rural	Tilli
120	Urdani	Rural	Tilli

Population of Pawai Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Pawai Tehsil has a total population of 1,67,578 people, consisting of 87,876 males and 79,702 females. There are 38,833 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 103 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,67,578	1,53,113	14,465
Male Population	87,876	80,194	7,682
Female Population	79,702	72,919	6,783
Total Households	38,833	35,685	3,148
Population Density	103 / km²	94 / km²	2,205 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 88,884 literate people and 27,599 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 38,731 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 28,209 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)	27,599	25,593	2,006
Literate Population	88,884	79,225	9,659
Illiterate Population	78,694	73,888	4,806
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	38,731	34,155	4,576
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	28,209	27,533	676

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)	Pawai (पवई)
District	Panna
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Patohan
Total Area	1,628 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	906
Total Population (2011)	1,67,578
Density	103/km²
Total Villages	120

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