Banda Tehsil - Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
Banda is an administrative tehsil in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Banda is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Makronia, while the nearest airport is Khajuraho Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 109.4 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 1,020 km², including 1,010.01 km² rural area and 10.02 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 891 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Banda Tehsil
Banda Tehsil has a total of 188 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 | Abdapur | Rural | Bamhori Sagar |
| 2 | Alampur Bheda | Rural | Chhapri |
| 3 | Amakoi | Rural | Bamhori Sagar |
| 4 | Bagodha | Rural | Bamhori Jagdish |
| 5 | Bagpura | Rural | Rechai Sagar |
| 6 | Baheriya | Rural | Rakhsi |
| 7 | Bamana | Rural | Bamana |
| 8 | Bamhori Jagdish | Rural | Bamhori Jagdish |
| 9 | Bamhori Mafi | Rural | Jharai |
| 10 | Bamhori Sagar | Rural | Bamhori Sagar |
| 11 | Bamhorikhurd | Rural | Bamhori Khurd |
| 12 | Bamura Bheda | Rural | Bamoora Bheda |
| 13 | Bamura Binaika | Rural | Kotia |
| 14 | Banda | Urban | Not applicable |
| 15 | Bandhi Ghatiya | Rural | Saji |
| 16 | Bara | Rural | Bara |
| 17 | Barkhera | Rural | Saliyakalan |
| 18 | Barkhera Bheda | Rural | Larethi |
| 19 | Behrol | Rural | Bahrol |
| 20 | Bejreda | Rural | Kalraho |
| 21 | Belai | Rural | Bamoora Bheda |
| 22 | Berkheri | Rural | Biluwa |
| 23 | Besli | Rural | Besli |
| 24 | Bhadrana | Rural | Bhadrana |
| 25 | Bharti Nagar | Rural | Bineka |
| 26 | Bhartiya | Rural | Bineka |
| 27 | Bhedakhas | Rural | Bheda Khas |
| 28 | Bhusa Kamalpur | Rural | Bhunsa Kamalpur |
| 29 | Bichpuri | Rural | Kalraho |
| 30 | Bijri | Rural | Bijri |
| 31 | Bilauwa | Rural | Biluwa |
| 32 | Bilhani | Rural | Semra Ahir |
| 33 | Binaika | Rural | Bineka |
| 34 | Budhakhera | Rural | Budakhera |
| 35 | Chakeri Bineka | Rural | Chakeri Bineka |
| 36 | Chakk Bharti Nagar | Rural | Tangiya |
| 37 | Chakk Bheda | Rural | Bheda Khas |
| 38 | Chakk Khajara | Rural | Kotra |
| 39 | Chakkniwari | Rural | Jejat Khaira |
| 40 | Chandhok | Rural | Chandokh |
| 41 | Chandrapura | Rural | Bamhori Sagar |
| 42 | Charodha | Rural | Charodha |
| 43 | Chhapri | Rural | Chhapri |
| 44 | Chilpahadi | Rural | Chil Pahadi |
| 45 | Chitauli | Rural | Semra Ahir |
| 46 | Chitauwa | Rural | Semra Ahir |
| 47 | Choki Bheda | Rural | Naindhara |
| 48 | Chouka Bheda | Rural | Chouka Bheda |
| 49 | Dabarkheri | Rural | Chouka Bheda |
| 50 | Dahkuli | Rural | Kotia |
| 51 | Dhaboli | Rural | Dhaboli |
| 52 | Dhamoni | Rural | Saliyakalan |
| 53 | Dhand | Rural | Dhand |
| 54 | Dilakhedi | Rural | Sonrai |
| 55 | Dongarpur | Rural | Tangiya |
| 56 | Fatehpur | Rural | Fatehpur |
| 57 | Fatehpur Malgujari | Rural | Saliyakalan |
| 58 | Fatehpur Munjapta | Rural | Saliyakalan |
| 59 | Gadar | Rural | Gadar |
| 60 | Ganeshganj | Rural | Majguwan |
| 61 | Ganyari | Rural | Ganyari |
| 62 | Ghoghra | Rural | Ghoghra |
| 63 | Ghurata | Rural | Jharai |
| 64 | Gondai | Rural | Chakeri Bineka |
| 65 | Gopalpura | Rural | Bheda Khas |
| 66 | Gorakhurd | Rural | Gora Khurd |
| 67 | Guriya Khera | Rural | Amarmau |
| 68 | Hanota Patkui | Rural | Hanota Patkoi |
| 69 | Hanota Sahawan | Rural | Hanota Sahawan |
| 70 | Hanota Uwari | Rural | Hanota Uwari |
| 71 | Harduwani | Rural | Kuwayala |
| 72 | Hata Khurd | Rural | Saji |
| 73 | Hindoriya | Rural | Hindoriya |
| 74 | Hinoti | Rural | Chouka Bheda |
| 75 | Hirapur | Rural | Bineka |
| 76 | Imaliya | Rural | Rechai Sagar |
| 77 | Ishakpura | Rural | Saliyakalan |
| 78 | Jafarpura | Rural | Saliyakalan |
| 79 | Jagthar | Rural | Jagthar |
| 80 | Jajer Raiyatwari | Rural | Bahrol |
| 81 | Jamuniya | Rural | Jamuniya |
| 82 | Jawara | Rural | Jagthar |
| 83 | Jejat Khera | Rural | Jejat Khaira |
| 84 | Jhagri | Rural | Jhagri |
| 85 | Jharai | Rural | Jharai |
| 86 | Kalraho | Rural | Kalraho |
| 87 | Kandari | Rural | Kandari |
| 88 | Kandwa | Rural | Kandwa |
| 89 | Kanera | Rural | Kalraho |
| 90 | Kanti | Rural | Kanti |
| 91 | Kethora | Rural | Pipriya Chamari |
| 92 | Khaharmau | Rural | Naharmow |
| 93 | Khajara Bineka | Rural | Kotra |
| 94 | Khajra Bheda | Rural | Khara Bheda |
| 95 | Khajri | Rural | Bheda Khas |
| 96 | Kharga Tola | Rural | Amarmau |
| 97 | Khiriajagman | Rural | Larethi |
| 98 | Khiriya | Rural | Magrdha |
| 99 | Khojampur | Rural | Khojampur |
| 100 | Khurd | Rural | Gora Khurd |
| 101 | Khuwari | Rural | Khuwanri |
| 102 | Kiraula | Rural | Kotia |
| 103 | Kota | Rural | Tangiya |
| 104 | Kotiya | Rural | Kotia |
| 105 | Kotra | Rural | Kotra |
| 106 | Kulla | Rural | Kulla |
| 107 | Kuwayala | Rural | Kuwayala |
| 108 | Lachhipura | Rural | Saliyakalan |
| 109 | Larethi | Rural | Larethi |
| 110 | Madaiya | Rural | Charodha |
| 111 | Madia | Rural | Dhand |
| 112 | Magardha | Rural | Magrdha |
| 113 | Mahmada | Rural | Kotra |
| 114 | Majhguwan | Rural | Majguwan |
| 115 | Malakpur | Rural | Pitholi |
| 116 | Manjla | Rural | Manjla |
| 117 | Mataya | Rural | Rakhsi |
| 118 | Mau | Rural | Rakhsi |
| 119 | Midwasa | Rural | Chandokh |
| 120 | Mokalmau | Rural | Mokalmow |
| 121 | Mudari Khurd | Rural | Pipriya Chamari |
| 122 | Mudiya | Rural | Chouka Bheda |
| 123 | Naharmau | Rural | Naharmow |
| 124 | Nayakheda | Rural | Kalraho |
| 125 | Nayakheda (Patan) | Rural | Patan |
| 126 | Nendhra | Rural | Naindhara |
| 127 | Nimon | Rural | Nimon |
| 128 | Niwari | Rural | Jejat Khaira |
| 129 | Odaho | Rural | Khara Bheda |
| 130 | Padwar | Rural | Padwar |
| 131 | Pagra | Rural | Bamhori Sagar |
| 132 | Pajnari | Rural | Pajnari |
| 133 | Panari | Rural | Kandari |
| 134 | Parasiya | Rural | Bamoora Bheda |
| 135 | Patan | Rural | Patan |
| 136 | Patari | Rural | Bijri |
| 137 | Patauwa | Rural | Patuwa |
| 138 | Pathari | Rural | Pidaruwa |
| 139 | Pathariya Gond | Rural | Dhand |
| 140 | Pathariya Vyas | Rural | Semradant |
| 141 | Pati | Rural | Basahari |
| 142 | Pidaruwa | Rural | Pidaruwa |
| 143 | Pipariya Chamari | Rural | Pipriya Chamari |
| 144 | Pipariya Chouda | Rural | Pipariya Chouda |
| 145 | Pipariya Ghat | Rural | Bineka |
| 146 | Pipariya Imlai | Rural | Pipriya Illai |
| 147 | Pipariya Madho | Rural | Rechai Sagar |
| 148 | Pipariya Rajman | Rural | Chil Pahadi |
| 149 | Pitholi | Rural | Pitholi |
| 150 | Prahlad Pura | Rural | Bheda Khas |
| 151 | Pura Bineka | Rural | Nimon |
| 152 | Rakh | Rural | Rakh |
| 153 | Rakhsi | Rural | Rakhsi |
| 154 | Ramchandrapura | Rural | Ramchandra Pura |
| 155 | Rampura | Rural | Saji |
| 156 | Ramupura | Rural | Rakhsi |
| 157 | Ranipura | Rural | Jharai |
| 158 | Richhai Bineka | Rural | Semradant |
| 159 | Richhai Sagar | Rural | Rechai Sagar |
| 160 | Roda | Rural | Tangiya |
| 161 | Sagari | Rural | Kalraho |
| 162 | Sagoriya | Rural | Pidaruwa |
| 163 | Sahawan | Rural | Sahawan |
| 164 | Saji | Rural | Saji |
| 165 | Salaiya Bineka | Rural | Rechai Sagar |
| 166 | Salaiya Kalan | Rural | Saliyakalan |
| 167 | Salaiya Khurd | Rural | Bahrol |
| 168 | Salampura | Rural | Saliyakalan |
| 169 | Semra Ahir | Rural | Semra Ahir |
| 170 | Semra Dant | Rural | Semradant |
| 171 | Semra Daulat | Rural | Bamoora Bheda |
| 172 | Sesai Mafi | Rural | Saji |
| 173 | Shekhpur | Rural | Rakh |
| 174 | Shrijhri | Rural | Naindhara |
| 175 | Sigdoni | Rural | Bhunsa Kamalpur |
| 176 | Simariya Chhapri | Rural | Ramchandra Pura |
| 177 | Singrawan | Rural | Singrawan |
| 178 | Sisguwan | Rural | Budakhera |
| 179 | Sonpur | Rural | Jamuniya |
| 180 | Sorai | Rural | Sonrai |
| 181 | Summera | Rural | Chandokh |
| 182 | Tagiya | Rural | Tangiya |
| 183 | Talpoh | Rural | Saliyakalan |
| 184 | Tentwara | Rural | Hanota Sahawan |
| 185 | Toda | Rural | Chhapri |
| 186 | Todi | Rural | Pidaruwa |
| 187 | Uldan | Rural | Uldhan |
| 188 | Vijaypura | Rural | Larethi |
Population of Banda Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Banda Tehsil has a total population of 2,02,594 people, consisting of 1,07,119 males and 95,475 females. There are 46,788 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 199 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,02,594 | 1,71,671 | 30,923 |
| Male Population | 1,07,119 | 91,157 | 15,962 |
| Female Population | 95,475 | 80,514 | 14,961 |
| Total Households | 46,788 | 40,485 | 6,303 |
| Population Density | 199 / km² | 170 / km² | 3,086 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,19,570 literate people and 33,763 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 42,082 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 21,192 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) | 33,763 | 29,145 | 4,618 |
| Literate Population | 1,19,570 | 97,789 | 21,781 |
| Illiterate Population | 83,024 | 73,882 | 9,142 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 42,082 | 35,067 | 7,015 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 21,192 | 20,677 | 515 |
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.