Goharganj Tehsil - Raisen, Madhya Pradesh
Goharganj is an administrative tehsil in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Goharganj is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Obaidulla Ganj, while the nearest airport is Raja Bhoj International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 36.9 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 1,757 km², including 1,695.88 km² rural area and 61.31 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 884 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Goharganj Tehsil
Goharganj Tehsil has a total of 204 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 | Aankhkhedi | Rural | Khasrod |
| 2 | Agariya | Rural | Agariya |
| 3 | Ahamadpur | Rural | Tajpura |
| 4 | Ajwain | Rural | Rajmau |
| 5 | Amajhiri | Rural | Bineka Borda |
| 6 | Amarthon | Rural | Chiklod Kala |
| 7 | Ambai | Rural | Ambai |
| 8 | Amchha Kalan | Rural | Tigariya |
| 9 | Amchha Khurd | Rural | Tigariya |
| 10 | Amoda | Rural | Amoda |
| 11 | Ashapuri | Rural | Ashapuri |
| 12 | Badbai | Rural | Badbai |
| 13 | Bagjhiri | Rural | Bineka Borda |
| 14 | Baijalpur | Rural | Nayapura Sodarpur |
| 15 | Bamnai | Rural | Bamnai |
| 16 | Bamuliya Dan | Rural | Ikalwada |
| 17 | Bamuliya Pawar | Rural | Padoniya |
| 18 | Bamuliyadangi | Rural | Tarawali |
| 19 | Bandar Chuha | Rural | Pipaliya Goli |
| 20 | Bansgahan | Rural | Tajpura |
| 21 | Banskuwar | Rural | Bineka Borda |
| 22 | Barbatpur | Rural | Barbatpur |
| 23 | Barha Kheda | Rural | Pipaliya Goli |
| 24 | Barkheda | Rural | Barkheda |
| 25 | Barkheda Setu | Rural | Barkheda Setu |
| 26 | Barrusot | Rural | Bineka Borda |
| 27 | Bawadiya Gondi | Rural | Imaliya Gondi |
| 28 | Beejor | Rural | Barbatpur |
| 29 | Beel Khedi | Rural | Beelkhedi |
| 30 | Beela Khedi | Rural | Khasrod |
| 31 | Begampura | Rural | Begampura |
| 32 | Bersiya | Rural | Berasiya |
| 33 | Bhainsaya | Rural | Makodiya |
| 34 | Bhaiyapur | Rural | Tigariya |
| 35 | Bhamli | Rural | Ikalwada |
| 36 | Bhanpura | Rural | Tajpura |
| 37 | Bhojpur | Rural | Bhojpur |
| 38 | Bhoot Palasi | Rural | Bamnai |
| 39 | Bhounrasa | Rural | Ikalwada |
| 40 | Bhuri Tekri | Rural | Barbatpur |
| 41 | Bineka | Rural | Bineka Borda |
| 42 | Borda | Rural | Bineka Borda |
| 43 | Bordha | Rural | Barbatpur |
| 44 | Borpani | Rural | Borpani |
| 45 | Chainiya Khedi | Rural | Tarawali |
| 46 | Chamariya Khamariya | Rural | Karhoda |
| 47 | Chandla Khedi | Rural | Simroda |
| 48 | Chapla Sir | Rural | Nandora |
| 49 | Chhatarpura | Rural | Makodiya |
| 50 | Chiklod Kalan | Rural | Chiklod Kala |
| 51 | Chiklod Khurd | Rural | Chiklod Khurd |
| 52 | Chiroliya | Rural | Khukariya |
| 53 | Chopara | Rural | Murhari |
| 54 | Chormau | Rural | Rajmau |
| 55 | Coloney | Rural | Goutampur Coloney |
| 56 | Dadrod | Rural | Simroda |
| 57 | Dahod | Rural | Dahod |
| 58 | Dangarwara | Rural | Dhamdhusar |
| 59 | Dantkheda | Rural | Berasiya |
| 60 | Daudpur | Rural | Parkhedi |
| 61 | Dehri Neemkheda | Rural | Salkani |
| 62 | Dewalkhedi | Rural | Tarawali |
| 63 | Dhabla | Rural | Harrai |
| 64 | Dhamdhusar | Rural | Dhamdhusar |
| 65 | Dhandhar | Rural | Karhoda |
| 66 | Dhankhedi | Rural | Padoniya |
| 67 | Diwatiya | Rural | Diwatiya |
| 68 | Dob | Rural | Dob |
| 69 | Gailpur | Rural | Rajmau |
| 70 | Garru Khedi | Rural | Hinotiya |
| 71 | Genhu Kheda | Rural | Magarpunchh |
| 72 | Ghana | Rural | Ikalwada |
| 73 | Ghat Khedi | Rural | Thana |
| 74 | Goharganj | Rural | Goharganj |
| 75 | Gokla Kundi | Rural | Kiratnagar |
| 76 | Gudawal | Rural | Chiklod Khurd |
| 77 | Guradi | Rural | Hinotiya |
| 78 | Guradiya | Rural | Kumdi Bithori |
| 79 | Gutwara | Rural | Ambai |
| 80 | Hajli | Rural | Khasrod |
| 81 | Hameedkhedi | Rural | Tarawali |
| 82 | Hameeri | Urban | Not applicable |
| 83 | Haripura | Rural | Karhoda |
| 84 | Harrai | Rural | Harrai |
| 85 | Hatiya Kheda | Rural | Begampura |
| 86 | Hinotiya | Rural | Hinotiya |
| 87 | Ikalwada | Rural | Ikalwada |
| 88 | Iklama | Urban | Not applicable |
| 89 | Imaliya Gondi | Rural | Imaliya Gondi |
| 90 | Imaliya Singhpur | Rural | Bhojpur |
| 91 | Intkhedi | Rural | Parkhedi |
| 92 | Itaya Kalan | Urban | Not applicable |
| 93 | Itaya Khurd | Rural | Noorganj |
| 94 | Jabra Malkhar | Rural | Imaliya Gondi |
| 95 | Jaithar | Rural | Beelkhedi |
| 96 | Jamuniya Bazyaft | Rural | Ashapuri |
| 97 | Jatanpur | Rural | Dob |
| 98 | Jhagar | Rural | Shahbad Tilendi |
| 99 | Jhalar Kalan | Urban | Not applicable |
| 100 | Jhalar Khurd | Rural | Ikalwada |
| 101 | Jhiri Baheda | Rural | Jhiri Baheda |
| 102 | Kalakheda | Rural | Khukariya |
| 103 | Kamton Kansiya | Rural | Kamton Kansiya |
| 104 | Kanora | Rural | Shahbad Tilendi |
| 105 | Karakwani | Rural | Pipaliya Goli |
| 106 | Karhoda | Rural | Karhoda |
| 107 | Karitalai | Rural | Tajpura |
| 108 | Karmoda | Rural | Karmoda |
| 109 | Kesalwada | Rural | Goutampur Coloney |
| 110 | Khamkheda | Urban | Not applicable |
| 111 | Khanpura | Urban | Not applicable |
| 112 | Khasrod | Rural | Khasrod |
| 113 | Khejdi | Urban | Not applicable |
| 114 | Kheri Tappa | Rural | Nandora |
| 115 | Kheri Tappa Ankalpur | Rural | Tajpura |
| 116 | Kherichouka | Rural | Karmoda |
| 117 | Khillikheda | Urban | Not applicable |
| 118 | Khodra | Rural | Pipaliya Goli |
| 119 | Khoha | Rural | Barbatpur |
| 120 | Khukariya | Rural | Khukariya |
| 121 | Kiratnagar | Rural | Kiratnagar |
| 122 | Kodiya | Rural | Salkani |
| 123 | Koka Khoh | Rural | Bamnai |
| 124 | Kumadi | Rural | Tajpura |
| 125 | Kumdi Bazyaft | Rural | Khukariya |
| 126 | Kumdi Bithori | Rural | Kumdi Bithori |
| 127 | Kumhariya | Rural | Harrai |
| 128 | Ladli | Rural | Rajmau |
| 129 | Lulka | Rural | Borpani |
| 130 | Magarpunchh | Rural | Magarpunchh |
| 131 | Makodiya | Rural | Makodiya |
| 132 | Malikhedi | Rural | Prem Talab |
| 133 | Manddehri | Urban | Not applicable |
| 134 | Mandideep | Urban | Not applicable |
| 135 | Mandkansiya | Rural | Mandkansiya |
| 136 | Mendua | Rural | Mendua |
| 137 | Moijpura | Urban | Not applicable |
| 138 | Muhasa | Rural | Ikalwada |
| 139 | Mundala Bazyaft | Rural | Hinotiya |
| 140 | Mundla | Urban | Not applicable |
| 141 | Muneergarh | Rural | Begampura |
| 142 | Naador | Rural | Nador |
| 143 | Nagri | Rural | Badbai |
| 144 | Nanakhedi | Rural | Mandkansiya |
| 145 | Nandora | Rural | Nandora |
| 146 | Nasipur | Rural | Bamnai |
| 147 | Nayapura Mewati | Urban | Not applicable |
| 148 | Nayapura Sodarpur | Rural | Nayapura Sodarpur |
| 149 | Noorganj | Rural | Noorganj |
| 150 | Obedullaganj | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 151 | Padoniya | Rural | Padoniya |
| 152 | Padrai | Rural | Nayapura Sodarpur |
| 153 | Pahad Khedi | Rural | Karhoda |
| 154 | Panjhir | Rural | Pipaliya Goli |
| 155 | Parkhedi | Rural | Parkhedi |
| 156 | Pathar Kansiya | Rural | Prem Talab |
| 157 | Pipaliya Dhakad | Rural | Tarawali |
| 158 | Pipaliya Goli | Rural | Pipaliya Goli |
| 159 | Pipaliya Korka | Urban | Not applicable |
| 160 | Pipaliya Viran | Rural | Barbatpur |
| 161 | Piplani Kalan | Rural | Bineka Borda |
| 162 | Piplani Khurd | Rural | Bineka Borda |
| 163 | Pipliya Gajju | Urban | Not applicable |
| 164 | Polaha | Rural | Polaha |
| 165 | Premtalab | Rural | Prem Talab |
| 166 | Rajmau | Rural | Rajmau |
| 167 | Rajukhedi | Rural | Ikalwada |
| 168 | Ramkhedi | Rural | Simroda |
| 169 | Rasuliya | Rural | Mendua |
| 170 | Ratapani | Rural | Ikalwada |
| 171 | Resalpur | Rural | Salkani |
| 172 | Rojda Bajyaft | Rural | Ambai |
| 173 | Rojda Chak | Rural | Mendua |
| 174 | Sajdi | Rural | Dhamdhusar |
| 175 | Salkani | Rural | Salkani |
| 176 | Samakhoh | Rural | Ikalwada |
| 177 | Samnapur Kalan | Rural | Samnapur Kalan |
| 178 | Samnapur Khurd | Rural | Nador |
| 179 | Sanoti | Urban | Not applicable |
| 180 | Sarakiya | Urban | Not applicable |
| 181 | Sarra | Rural | Dob |
| 182 | Satlapur (Ct) | Urban | Not applicable |
| 183 | Semra | Both | Noorganj |
| 184 | Shahbad Tilendi | Rural | Shahbad Tilendi |
| 185 | Shobhapur | Rural | Berasiya |
| 186 | Simrai | Urban | Not applicable |
| 187 | Simroda | Rural | Simroda |
| 188 | Singaldeep | Rural | Beelkhedi |
| 189 | Singpur | Rural | Ikalwada |
| 190 | Sirari | Rural | Kumdi Bithori |
| 191 | Siyakundal | Rural | Khukariya |
| 192 | Sounthar | Rural | Kamton Kansiya |
| 193 | Tajpura | Rural | Tajpura |
| 194 | Tamot | Rural | Tamot |
| 195 | Tarawali | Rural | Tarawali |
| 196 | Thana | Rural | Thana |
| 197 | Theekri | Rural | Barkheda Setu |
| 198 | Tigariya | Rural | Tigariya |
| 199 | Tilakhedi | Urban | Not applicable |
| 200 | Tumda Kheda | Rural | Jhiri Baheda |
| 201 | Udaipur | Rural | Ikalwada |
| 202 | Umariya | Urban | Not applicable |
| 203 | Umraoganj | Rural | Umraoganj |
| 204 | Vishankheda | Urban | Not applicable |
Population of Goharganj Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Goharganj Tehsil has a total population of 2,68,988 people, consisting of 1,42,726 males and 1,26,262 females. There are 56,735 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 153 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,68,988 | 1,61,466 | 1,07,522 |
| Male Population | 1,42,726 | 84,619 | 58,107 |
| Female Population | 1,26,262 | 76,847 | 49,415 |
| Total Households | 56,735 | 32,501 | 24,234 |
| Population Density | 153 / km² | 95 / km² | 1,754 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,67,415 literate people and 41,589 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 34,465 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 59,154 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) | 41,589 | 25,930 | 15,659 |
| Literate Population | 1,67,415 | 92,238 | 75,177 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,01,573 | 69,228 | 32,345 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 34,465 | 20,472 | 13,993 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 59,154 | 52,234 | 6,920 |
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.