Ashta Tehsil - Sehore District, Madhya Pradesh
Ashta is an administrative tehsil in the Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Ashta is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Jabri, while the nearest airport is Raja Bhoj International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 56.1 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 713 km², including 672.43 km² rural area and 40.78 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 928 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Ashta Tehsil
Ashta Tehsil has a total of 202 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 | Abdullapur | Rural | Kilerama (Fatehpur Kilerama) |
| 2 | Ahmadpur | Rural | Aroliya Ashta |
| 3 | Alipur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 4 | Amipur | Rural | Kanda Khedi |
| 5 | Amkhedi | Rural | Jssupura |
| 6 | Anandipura | Rural | Anandi Pura |
| 7 | Arniya Daud | Rural | Arniya Daud |
| 8 | Arniya Johri | Rural | Arniya Johri |
| 9 | Arniya Ram | Rural | Arniya Ram |
| 10 | Aroliya Ashta | Rural | Aroliya Ashta |
| 11 | Atraliya | Rural | Atraliya Ashtaa |
| 12 | Awali Kheda | Rural | Awali Kheda |
| 13 | Badaliya Baramad (Dabari) | Rural | Badghati |
| 14 | Badghati | Rural | Badghati |
| 15 | Badjhiri | Rural | Guradiya Rupchand |
| 16 | Badkhola | Rural | Badkhola |
| 17 | Badliya Baramad | Rural | Hakimabad |
| 18 | Badodiya Gadri | Rural | Badodiya Gadri |
| 19 | Bafapur (Wafapur) | Rural | Bafapur (Wafapur) |
| 20 | Bagdawada | Rural | Bagdawada |
| 21 | Bager | Rural | Bager |
| 22 | Bahadarpura | Rural | Chancharsi |
| 23 | Baijnath | Rural | Baijnath |
| 24 | Baja Khedi | Rural | Jasmat |
| 25 | Bala Kheda | Rural | Khajuriya Kasam |
| 26 | Baman Khedi | Rural | Chancharsi |
| 27 | Baman Khedi | Rural | Arniya Ram |
| 28 | Bamuliya Bhati | Rural | Bamuliya Bhati |
| 29 | Bamuliya Khichi | Rural | Bamuliya Khichi |
| 30 | Bandariya Daliya | Rural | Kautiya Nala |
| 31 | Banveerpura | Rural | Patariya Goyal |
| 32 | Bapcha | Rural | Bapcha Doniya |
| 33 | Bapcha Baramad | Rural | Bapcha Baramad |
| 34 | Barkheda | Rural | Barkheda |
| 35 | Barkhedi (Mewati) | Rural | Jssupura |
| 36 | Baupura | Rural | Jata Kheda |
| 37 | Beda Khedi | Rural | Beda Khedi |
| 38 | Bhagwanpur | Rural | Navrangpur |
| 39 | Bhamura | Rural | Duka |
| 40 | Bhatoni | Rural | Bhatoni |
| 41 | Bhatpura | Rural | Jssupura |
| 42 | Bhaurasa | Rural | Arniya Ram |
| 43 | Bheel Khedi Sadak | Rural | Bheel Khedi Sadak |
| 44 | Bherupur | Rural | Bherupur |
| 45 | Bhil Khedi | Rural | Jharkhedi |
| 46 | Bhonra | Rural | Bhonra |
| 47 | Bhuphod | Rural | Bhuphod |
| 48 | Bor Kheda | Rural | Bor Kheda |
| 49 | Chacha Khedi | Rural | Lasudiya Sukha |
| 50 | Chancharsi | Rural | Chancharsi |
| 51 | Channotha | Rural | Channotha |
| 52 | Chhapar | Rural | Chhapar |
| 53 | Chhapri | Rural | Lonras Kalan |
| 54 | Chopadiya | Rural | Chopadiya |
| 55 | Dabri | Rural | Dabri |
| 56 | Dallupura | Rural | Haraj Khedi |
| 57 | Dalpatpura | Rural | Kilerama (Fatehpur Kilerama) |
| 58 | Darapur | Rural | Dauniya |
| 59 | Dauniya | Rural | Dauniya |
| 60 | Deepla Khedi | Rural | Memda Khedi |
| 61 | Deogarh | Rural | Jssupura |
| 62 | Deopur | Rural | Jhikdi (Mewati) |
| 63 | Devli | Rural | Arniya Johri |
| 64 | Dewan Khedi | Rural | Dewan Khedi |
| 65 | Dhanana | Rural | Hakimabad |
| 66 | Dhankhedi | Rural | Guwadiya Bazyaft |
| 67 | Dorabad | Urban | Not applicable |
| 68 | Duka | Rural | Duka |
| 69 | Dupadiya | Rural | Dupadiya |
| 70 | Fatehpur Jageer | Rural | Bapcha Baramad |
| 71 | Gadra Khedi | Rural | Mana Khedi |
| 72 | Gangal Kothri | Rural | Udaipur |
| 73 | Gawa Kheda | Rural | Gawa Kheda |
| 74 | Ghanshyampura (Part) | Rural | Anandi Pura |
| 75 | Godi | Rural | Loras Khurd |
| 76 | Gondpura | Rural | Chhapar |
| 77 | Gopalpur | Rural | Gopal Pur |
| 78 | Guradiya Rupchand | Rural | Guradiya Rupchand |
| 79 | Guradiya Sirajuddin | Rural | Richhadiya |
| 80 | Guwadiya Bazyaft | Rural | Guwadiya Bazyaft |
| 81 | Hakimabad | Rural | Hakimabad |
| 82 | Hamid Khedi | Rural | Gopal Pur |
| 83 | Haraj Khedi | Rural | Haraj Khedi |
| 84 | Hirapur | Rural | Hirapur |
| 85 | Husainpur Khedi | Rural | Husainpur Khedi |
| 86 | Ilahi | Rural | Jasmat |
| 87 | Jafrabad | Rural | Jafrabad |
| 88 | Jagannathpura | Rural | Anandi Pura |
| 89 | Jagmalpura | Rural | Jagmalpur |
| 90 | Jahanpura Viran | Rural | Pagariya Hat |
| 91 | Jasmat | Rural | Jasmat |
| 92 | Jata Kheda | Rural | Jata Kheda |
| 93 | Jharkhedi | Rural | Jharkhedi |
| 94 | Jhikdi (Mewati) | Rural | Jhikdi (Mewati) |
| 95 | Jhirniya | Rural | Bhatoni |
| 96 | Jssupura | Rural | Jssupura |
| 97 | Kachnariya | Rural | Kachnariya |
| 98 | Kadu Khedi | Rural | Singarchori |
| 99 | Kaji Khedi | Rural | Mundi Khedi |
| 100 | Kamalpur Khedi | Rural | Husainpur Khedi |
| 101 | Kanapura (Viran) | Rural | Mana Khedi |
| 102 | Kanda Khedi | Rural | Kanda Khedi |
| 103 | Kannod Mirzi | Rural | Kannod Mirzi |
| 104 | Kasampura | Rural | Rasulpura |
| 105 | Kasba Ashta | Urban | Not applicable |
| 106 | Kelapani | Rural | Chhapar |
| 107 | Kev Khedi | Rural | Chopadiya |
| 108 | Khacharod | Rural | Khacharod |
| 109 | Khadi | Rural | Khadi |
| 110 | Khajuriya Kasam | Rural | Khajuriya Kasam |
| 111 | Khaladiya | Rural | Paladiya |
| 112 | Khamkheda (Baijnath) | Rural | Khamkheda (Baijnath) |
| 113 | Khamkheda Ashta | Rural | Khamkheda Jatra |
| 114 | Khandaurapur | Rural | Arniya Daud |
| 115 | Khempur | Rural | Jagmalpur |
| 116 | Kheniyapura | Rural | Jharkhedi |
| 117 | Kilerama (Fatehpur Kilerama) | Rural | Kilerama (Fatehpur Kilerama) |
| 118 | Killod | Rural | Killod |
| 119 | Kothri | Urban | Not applicable |
| 120 | Kumdawada | Rural | Kumrawda |
| 121 | Kumhariya | Rural | Rolagaon |
| 122 | Lachchhipura | Rural | Haraj Khedi |
| 123 | Lachhirampura | Rural | Lasudiya Par |
| 124 | Lakhmipur | Rural | Bagdawada |
| 125 | Lakhu Khedi | Rural | Guwadiya Bazyaft |
| 126 | Lasudiya Khas | Rural | Lasudiya Khas |
| 127 | Lasudiya Par | Rural | Lasudiya Par |
| 128 | Lasudiya Sukha | Rural | Lasudiya Sukha |
| 129 | Lasudliya Vijaysingh | Rural | Lasudiya Vijaysingh |
| 130 | Loras Kalan | Rural | Lonras Kalan |
| 131 | Loras Khurd | Rural | Loras Khurd |
| 132 | Magar Khedi | Rural | Killod |
| 133 | Maina | Rural | Maina |
| 134 | Mainakhedi | Urban | Not applicable |
| 135 | Mali Khedi | Rural | Memda Khedi |
| 136 | Malikhedi Bazyaft | Rural | Tanda |
| 137 | Malipura (Ashta) | Rural | Chancharsi |
| 138 | Manirampura | Rural | Jhikdi (Mewati) |
| 139 | Mehmudabadkhedi | Rural | Dauniya |
| 140 | Memda Khedi | Rural | Memda Khedi |
| 141 | Mena Khedi | Rural | Mana Khedi |
| 142 | Mirjapur | Rural | Rupeta |
| 143 | Mitthupura | Rural | Killod |
| 144 | Mohammadpur Pakhani | Rural | Bamuliya Khichi |
| 145 | Molu Khedi | Rural | Molu Khedi |
| 146 | Morukhedi | Rural | Dewan Khedi |
| 147 | Mubarakpur | Rural | Mubarakpur |
| 148 | Mugli | Rural | Mugli |
| 149 | Mullani (Mangalpur) | Rural | Gawa Kheda |
| 150 | Mundi Khedi | Rural | Mundi Khedi |
| 151 | Mundla Ashta | Rural | Sambhu Khedi |
| 152 | Muradpura | Rural | Kilerama (Fatehpur Kilerama) |
| 153 | Nanakpur | Rural | Lasudiya Vijaysingh |
| 154 | Navrangpur | Rural | Navrangpur |
| 155 | Neelbad | Rural | Neelbad |
| 156 | Nipaniya Kalan | Rural | Nipaniya Kalan |
| 157 | Nogaon | Rural | Nogaon |
| 158 | Nomaniya | Rural | Jhikdi (Mewati) |
| 159 | Pagariya Chor | Rural | Pagariya Chor |
| 160 | Pagariya Hat | Rural | Pagariya Hat |
| 161 | Pagri | Rural | Bhatoni |
| 162 | Paladiya | Rural | Paladiya |
| 163 | Pardi Khedi | Rural | Pardi Khedi |
| 164 | Paroliyapar | Rural | Bherupur |
| 165 | Parwa Gosai | Rural | Kachnariya |
| 166 | Patariya Chauhan | Rural | Paladiya |
| 167 | Patariya Goyal | Rural | Patariya Goyal |
| 168 | Pau Khedi | Rural | Kumrawda |
| 169 | Pili Karar Kala | Rural | Badkhola |
| 170 | Pili Karar Khurd | Rural | Jssupura |
| 171 | Pipaliya Chamaran | Rural | Badghati |
| 172 | Pipaliya Raidas | Rural | Udaipur |
| 173 | Pirana Khedi | Rural | Singarchori |
| 174 | Rajjakpura | Rural | Chancharsi |
| 175 | Rampura Kalan | Rural | Rampura Kalan |
| 176 | Rasulpura | Rural | Rasulpura |
| 177 | Richhadiya | Rural | Richhadiya |
| 178 | Rolagaon | Rural | Rolagaon |
| 179 | Rupa Heda | Rural | Pardi Khedi |
| 180 | Rupeta | Rural | Rupeta |
| 181 | Samarda | Rural | Samarda |
| 182 | Samardi | Rural | Samarda |
| 183 | Sando Khedi | Rural | Sando Khedi |
| 184 | Sanga Khedi | Rural | Memda Khedi |
| 185 | Sankarpur | Rural | Navrangpur |
| 186 | Sekdapura | Rural | Jagmalpur |
| 187 | Seoda | Rural | Seoda |
| 188 | Shahpur Magarda | Rural | Neelbad |
| 189 | Shahwajpura | Rural | Kilerama (Fatehpur Kilerama) |
| 190 | Shambhu Khedi | Rural | Sambhu Khedi |
| 191 | Shiv Khedi | Rural | Bor Kheda |
| 192 | Shyampur Tappa | Rural | Badodiya Gadri |
| 193 | Singarchori | Rural | Singarchori |
| 194 | Sobha Khedi | Rural | Dauniya |
| 195 | Sulkhedi | Rural | Maina |
| 196 | Tajpura | Rural | Chancharsi |
| 197 | Tanda | Rural | Tanda |
| 198 | Tipakhedi | Urban | Not applicable |
| 199 | Titoriya | Rural | Titoriya |
| 200 | Udaipur | Rural | Udaipur |
| 201 | Udanpura | Rural | Paladiya |
| 202 | Umarpur | Rural | Sando Khedi |
Population of Ashta Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Ashta Tehsil has a total population of 2,53,462 people, consisting of 1,31,462 males and 1,22,000 females. There are 50,438 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 355 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Particulars | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,53,462 | 1,89,752 | 63,710 |
| Male Population | 1,31,462 | 98,452 | 33,010 |
| Female Population | 1,22,000 | 91,300 | 30,700 |
| Total Households | 50,438 | 38,480 | 11,958 |
| Population Density | 355 / km² | 282 / km² | 1,562 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,51,922 literate people and 36,869 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 68,399 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5,806 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) | 36,869 | 27,869 | 9,000 |
| Literate Population | 1,51,922 | 1,09,119 | 42,803 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,01,540 | 80,633 | 20,907 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 68,399 | 59,173 | 9,226 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 5,806 | 5,083 | 723 |
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.