Chhapara Tehsil - Seoni District, Madhya Pradesh

Chhapara is an administrative tehsil in the Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Chhapara is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kaniwara, while the nearest airport is Jabalpur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 83.2 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 901 km², including 895.79 km² rural area and 5.60 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 974 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Chhapara Tehsil

Chhapara Tehsil has a total of 159 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	Akalma	Rural	Kodiyamal
2	Andhyari	Rural	Ludgi
3	Anjaniya	Rural	Anjania
4	Atama	Rural	Sukri (Ghungsa)
5	Babaiya	Rural	Babiya
6	Badpani	Rural	Tendni
7	Bakoda	Rural	Bakoda Seoni
8	Baksi	Rural	Jhiri
9	Bamhanwada	Rural	Paylikhurd
10	Barbaspur	Rural	Devgaon
11	Bari	Rural	Beejadevri
12	Barsala	Rural	Ramgarh
13	Berdhana	Rural	Tulaf Ryt.
14	Bhadtendni Mal	Rural	Imlipathar
15	Bharga	Rural	Lathgaon
16	Bhatamatra	Rural	Bhatamtara
17	Bhaurgarh	Rural	Sagar(Bhorgarh)
18	Bhendki	Rural	Mahulpani
19	Bhimgarh Ryt.	Rural	Bheemgarh
20	Bichuwa	Rural	Babiya
21	Bichuwa	Rural	Bichua Barra
22	Bihiriya	Rural	Bihiriya
23	Bijadeori Ryt.	Rural	Beejadevri
24	Bilkata	Rural	Bilkata
25	Chamari Kalan	Rural	Chamarikhurd
26	Chamari Khurd	Rural	Chamarikhurd
27	Chandeni	Urban	Not applicable
28	Chandi	Rural	Anjania
29	Chhapara Kalan	Urban	Not applicable
30	Chhapara Khurd	Urban	Not applicable
31	Chhindwada	Rural	Pondi
32	Chikhli	Rural	Babiya
33	Dalle Tola	Rural	Mahulpani
34	Dangawani	Rural	Dangawani
35	Danimeta	Rural	Bhatamtara
36	Darbai	Rural	Darwai
37	Darbai	Rural	Pahadi
38	Deori	Rural	Devrikalan
39	Deori Kalan	Urban	Not applicable
40	Deori Khurd	Rural	Gorakhpur(Kadwi)
41	Deori Mal	Rural	Pratapgarh
42	Devgaon	Rural	Devgaon
43	Devtamau	Rural	Peepardhana
44	Dhoda	Rural	Lathgaon
45	Dhundhitola	Rural	Kekda
46	Dhutai	Rural	Sukri (Ghungsa)
47	Dighori	Rural	Peepardhana
48	Dighori Tola	Rural	Mandwa
49	Doriya	Rural	Keolari
50	Dungariya Chhapara (Ct)	Urban	Not applicable
51	Gahranala Ryt.	Urban	Not applicable
52	Gangai Banjar	Rural	Gangai Ryt.
53	Gangai Khas	Rural	Gangai Ryt.
54	Gangai Ryt.	Rural	Gangai Ryt.
55	Ghoghari	Rural	Babiya
56	Ghoghari	Rural	Darwai
57	Ghoghari Mal	Urban	Not applicable
58	Ghunai	Rural	Devgaon
59	Ghunghsa	Rural	Ghungsa
60	Gohna	Rural	Gohna
61	Gorakhpur	Rural	Gorkahpur(Ghugsa)
62	Gorakhpur	Rural	Gorakhpur(Kadwi)
63	Gudhna Mal	Rural	Pratapgarh
64	Gundrai	Rural	Kekda
65	Imaliya Ryt.	Rural	Imaliya Ryt
66	Imlipathar Banjar	Rural	Imlipathar
67	Imlipathar Mal	Rural	Imlipathar
68	Jamanpani Ryt.	Rural	Jogiwada
69	Jamuniya	Rural	Keolari
70	Jamunpani	Urban	Not applicable
71	Jamunpani Ryt.	Rural	Keolari
72	Jhilmili	Rural	Suakheda
73	Jhiri	Rural	Jhiri
74	Jogiwada	Rural	Jogiwada
75	Jogiwada Mal	Rural	Pahadi
76	Junapani	Rural	Khairi
77	Junapani Ryt.	Rural	Gorakhpur(Kadwi)
78	Kachnara	Rural	Mandwa
79	Kadwi	Rural	Gorakhpur(Kadwi)
80	Kamli	Rural	Imaliya Ryt
81	Kareli	Rural	Kekda
82	Kaudiya Mal	Rural	Kodiyamal
83	Kaudiya Ryt.	Rural	Kodiyamal
84	Kenkda	Rural	Kekda
85	Keolari	Rural	Keolari
86	Khair Matakol Ryt.	Rural	Bakoda Seoni
87	Khairi	Rural	Bhatamtara
88	Khairi	Rural	Khairi
89	Khairnara	Rural	Peepardhana
90	Khamariya	Rural	Khamariya
91	Khapa	Rural	Bilkata
92	Khatkar	Rural	Ludgi
93	Khursipar	Rural	Khursipar
94	Kodra	Rural	Tulaf Ryt.
95	Lakwah	Rural	Lakwah
96	Lathgaon	Rural	Lathgaon
97	Ludgi	Rural	Ludgi
98	Madwa	Rural	Mandwa
99	Mahulpani	Rural	Mahulpani
100	Malhanwada	Rural	Khursipar
101	Manogarh Ryt.	Rural	Mandwa
102	Masoor Bhaori	Rural	Payli Kodiya
103	Matama	Rural	Devgaon
104	Mohli	Rural	Sagar Mohli
105	Mundrai	Rural	Mundrai
106	Murjhor	Rural	Devgaon
107	Muwari	Rural	Ghungsa
108	Nadiya Kalan	Rural	Nandiakalan
109	Nadiya Khurd	Rural	Khamariya
110	Nadiya Ryt.	Rural	Chamarikhurd
111	Nandora	Rural	Ramgarh
112	Navalgaon	Rural	Jhiri
113	Niwari Ryt.	Rural	Lakwah
114	Pahadi	Rural	Pahadi
115	Pandiwada	Rural	Khairi
116	Parasiya	Rural	Gohna
117	Partapgarh	Rural	Pratapgarh
118	Payali	Rural	Payli Kodiya
119	Payli Kalan	Rural	Paylikhurd
120	Payli Khurd	Rural	Paylikhurd
121	Pindrai	Urban	Not applicable
122	Pindrai	Rural	Gohna
123	Pipardhana Ryt.	Rural	Peepardhana
124	Pipariya	Rural	Bichua Barra
125	Pipariya	Rural	Pondi
126	Pipariya Ryt.	Rural	Bheemgarh
127	Pondi	Rural	Pondi
128	Raigarh Ryt.	Rural	Ghungsa
129	Ramgarh	Rural	Ramgarh
130	Sadak Seoni	Rural	Sadak Seoni
131	Sagar	Rural	Sagar(Bhorgarh)
132	Sagar	Rural	Sagar Mohli
133	Salhegarh	Rural	Jogiwada
134	Saliwada	Rural	Mandwa
135	Saliwada	Rural	Lakwah
136	Saliwada Mal	Rural	Sukri (Saliwada)
137	Saliwada Ryt.	Rural	Sukri (Saliwada)
138	Sarandiya	Rural	Khursipar
139	Sarra	Rural	Lathgaon
140	Seoni	Rural	Bakoda Seoni
141	Sikarpar	Rural	Mandwa
142	Simariya	Rural	Gohna
143	Simariya	Rural	Pratapgarh
144	Sindrai	Rural	Gorkahpur(Ghugsa)
145	Singhodi	Rural	Devrikalan
146	Sonthawari	Rural	Khamariya
147	Sukha Mal	Rural	Mundrai
148	Sukha Ryt.	Rural	Mundrai
149	Sukri	Rural	Sukri (Ghungsa)
150	Sukri	Rural	Sukri (Saliwada)
151	Suwakheda	Rural	Suakheda
152	Takhla	Rural	Sagar Mohli
153	Tendni	Rural	Tendni
154	Tilbodi	Rural	Dangawani
155	Tilepani	Rural	Gorkahpur(Ghugsa)
156	Tinsa	Urban	Not applicable
157	Tulaph Ryt.	Rural	Tulaf Ryt.
158	Untekata	Rural	Darwai
159	Untekata Ryt.	Rural	Imlipathar

Population of Chhapara Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Chhapara Tehsil has a total population of 1,23,024 people, consisting of 62,321 males and 60,703 females. There are 28,552 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 136 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,23,024	1,07,653	15,371
Male Population	62,321	54,477	7,844
Female Population	60,703	53,176	7,527
Total Households	28,552	25,080	3,472
Population Density	136 / km²	120 / km²	2,745 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 70,203 literate people and 16,871 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 12,309 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 58,073 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)	16,871	15,054	1,817
Literate Population	70,203	58,449	11,754
Illiterate Population	52,821	49,204	3,617
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	12,309	10,162	2,147
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	58,073	56,416	1,657

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)	Chhapara (छपारा)
District	Seoni
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Kaniwara
Total Area	901 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	974
Total Population (2011)	1,23,024
Density	136/km²
Total Villages	159

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