Kurai Tehsil - Seoni, Madhya Pradesh

Kurai 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. Kurai is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Sukli, while the nearest airport is Gondia Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 70.2 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 1,431 km², including 1,430.92 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1008 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kurai Tehsil

Kurai Tehsil has a total of 186 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	Agari	Rural	Erma
2	Agari	Rural	Dhobitola Mal
3	Alesur	Rural	Patrai
4	Amajhiri	Rural	Pachdhar
5	Amatpani	Rural	Buddi
6	Ambadi	Rural	Satosha
7	Amgaon	Rural	Aamgaon
8	Arjuni	Rural	Kohka
9	Atarwani	Rural	Jhalagondi
10	Awargani Ryt.	Rural	Turia
11	Babai	Rural	Chikhli
12	Badalpar	Rural	Jogiwada
13	Badalpar	Rural	Badalpar
14	Badgaon	Rural	Bakodi
15	Badjhir	Rural	Mohgaon Sadak
16	Bahdawad	Rural	Rampuri
17	Bakodi	Rural	Bakodi
18	Bakrampat	Rural	Jhalagondi
19	Barelipar Ryt.	Rural	Vijaypani
20	Batama Dehwani	Rural	Bakodi
21	Bawali	Rural	Khandasa
22	Bawanthadi	Rural	Chandarpur
23	Beesapur Ryt.	Rural	Chandarpur
24	Beesapurmal	Rural	Chandarpur
25	Belgaon	Rural	Gondegaon
26	Belpeth	Rural	Belpeth
27	Beltola	Rural	Khankra
28	Bhaliwada	Rural	Silore
29	Bhilma	Rural	Patan
30	Bhodki	Rural	Ghatkohka
31	Bichuwa Ryt.	Rural	Bichua Mal
32	Bichuwamal	Rural	Bichua Mal
33	Bihiriya	Rural	Kalbodi
34	Borikheda	Rural	Silore
35	Bormara	Rural	Bichua Mal
36	Brukgani Ryt.	Rural	Tuiyapar
37	Buddi	Rural	Buddi
38	Butte	Rural	Pindrai Butte
39	Chakki Khamriya	Rural	Chakkikhamaria
40	Chandarpur	Rural	Chandarpur
41	Chargaon	Rural	Sarasdol
42	Chhitapar	Rural	Cheetapar
43	Chichaldoh Ryt.	Rural	Kudwa
44	Chichaldohmal	Rural	Kudwa
45	Chikhla	Rural	Thanwarjhodi
46	Chikhlapani	Rural	Chandarpur
47	Chikhli	Rural	Sarasdol
48	Chikhli	Rural	Chikhli
49	Dalal	Rural	Mundapar
50	Damjhir	Rural	Partapur
51	Dangitola	Rural	Peeparwani
52	Darasikalan	Rural	Darasikalan
53	Darasikhurd	Rural	Darasikhurd
54	Dargada	Rural	Mohgaon Teetri
55	Dhanoli	Rural	Dhanoli
56	Dhobi Sarra	Rural	Dhobisarra
57	Dhobi Tola Mal	Rural	Dhobitola Mal
58	Dhobi Tola Ryt.	Rural	Dhobitola Mal
59	Dhondayer	Rural	Dungaria
60	Dhutera	Rural	Dhutera
61	Doonda Seoni	Rural	Darasikalan
62	Dungariya	Rural	Dungaria
63	Dungariya	Rural	Mundapar
64	Dungariya	Rural	Pindrai Butte
65	Durgapur	Rural	Mohgaon Yadav
66	Erma	Rural	Erma
67	Faijpur Ryt.	Rural	Partapur
68	Gaulitola Ryt.	Rural	Sakhadehi
69	Ghoghri	Rural	Sagar
70	Godegaon	Rural	Gondegaon
71	Gorakhpur	Rural	Chandarpur
72	Gudapar	Rural	Sagar
73	Gwari	Rural	Gwari
74	Harduli	Rural	Bichua Mal
75	Hathigarh	Rural	Jatama
76	Jamrapani	Rural	Dhanoli
77	Janawarkheda	Rural	Badalpar
78	Jatama	Rural	Jatama
79	Jhalagondi	Rural	Jhalagondi
80	Jilapur Ryt.	Rural	Dhanoli
81	Jirewada	Rural	Jeerewada
82	Jogiwada	Rural	Jogiwada
83	Kalbodi	Rural	Kalbodi
84	Kamkasur	Rural	Tuiyapar
85	Kanhai Ryt.	Rural	Mundapar
86	Karajmara Ryt.	Rural	Pindrai Butte
87	Karajmaramal	Rural	Pindrai Butte
88	Karhaiya	Rural	Mohgaon Sadak
89	Karkoti	Rural	Darasikalan
90	Karmajhiri	Rural	Sarrahirri
91	Katangi Banjar	Rural	Khankra
92	Katangi Ryt.	Rural	Ghatkohka
93	Kesardiya	Rural	Mundapar
94	Khair Ranji	Rural	Aamgaon
95	Khairghat	Rural	Ramli
96	Khakhra	Rural	Khankra
97	Khamba	Rural	Satosha
98	Khamrreth Ryt.	Rural	Satosha
99	Khandasa	Rural	Khandasa
100	Khapa	Rural	Cheetapar
101	Khapa	Rural	Darasikhurd
102	Khawasa	Rural	Khawasa
103	Khidki	Rural	Dhobitola Mal
104	Kodajhiri Ryt	Rural	Setewani
105	Kodarasi Ryt.	Rural	Mundapar
106	Kohka	Rural	Ghatkohka
107	Kohka	Rural	Kohka
108	Kohka Kheda	Rural	Sarasdol
109	Kothar	Rural	Khawasa
110	Kotkasa	Rural	Badalpar
111	Kudodobri Ryt.	Rural	Buddi
112	Kudwa	Rural	Kudwa
113	Kuppitola Ryt.	Rural	Satosha
114	Kurai	Rural	Kurai
115	Lahgi	Rural	Lawasarra
116	Laveserra	Rural	Lawasarra
117	Londajhir	Rural	Partapur
118	Magarkatha	Rural	Jhalagondi
119	Mohammadpur	Rural	Tuiyapar
120	Mohgaon	Rural	Mohgaon Teetri
121	Mohgaon	Rural	Mohgaon Sadak
122	Mohgaon	Rural	Mohgaon Yadav
123	Mohgaon	Rural	Chandarpur
124	Mudapar	Rural	Mundapar
125	Mudiya Reeth Ryt	Rural	Khawasa
126	Murer	Rural	Dhutera
127	Murjhaur Ryt.	Rural	Patan
128	Nayegaon	Rural	Sakhadehi
129	Nayegaon Banjar	Rural	Pachdhar
130	Niwari	Rural	Patrai
131	Pachdhar	Rural	Pachdhar
132	Panjra	Rural	Dhutera
133	Paraspani	Rural	Paraspani
134	Paraspani	Rural	Peeparwani
135	Partapur	Rural	Partapur
136	Patan	Rural	Patan
137	Patrai	Rural	Patrai
138	Pindkapar	Rural	Kurai
139	Pindrai	Rural	Pindrai Butte
140	Pindrai	Rural	Pindrai
141	Pipariya	Rural	Pipriya
142	Piparkhuta	Rural	Pipriya
143	Piparwani	Rural	Peeparwani
144	Pitesur	Rural	Kudwa
145	Potiya	Rural	Mohgaon Yadav
146	Potlai	Rural	Kalbodi
147	Pulpula	Rural	Pindrai
148	Raiyarao	Rural	Kurai
149	Rajola	Rural	Partapur
150	Ramli	Rural	Ramli
151	Rampuri	Rural	Chandarpur
152	Rampuri	Rural	Rampuri
153	Richhi	Rural	Sarrahirri
154	Riddi	Rural	Riddi
155	Rukhad	Rural	Thanwarjhodi
156	Sagar	Rural	Sagar
157	Sakata	Rural	Chandarpur
158	Sakhadehi	Rural	Sakhadehi
159	Salhe	Rural	Vijaypani
160	Salhe	Rural	Pindrai Butte
161	Santosha	Rural	Satosha
162	Sapapar	Rural	Sapapar
163	Sarasdol	Rural	Sarasdol
164	Sarrahirri	Rural	Sarrahirri
165	Sawangi	Rural	Bichua Mal
166	Sawari Reeth Ryt.	Rural	Bichua Mal
167	Setewani	Rural	Setewani
168	Silari	Rural	Jatama
169	Sillor	Rural	Silore
170	Simariya	Rural	Sagar
171	Sindariya	Rural	Dhutera
172	Siwan Kanhar Ryt	Rural	Rampuri
173	Sukha Dongri	Rural	Cheetapar
174	Suktara Ryt	Rural	Sukhtara
175	Teliya	Rural	Kohka
176	Teoni	Rural	Sarrahirri
177	Thareli	Rural	Tuiyapar
178	Thawar Jholi	Rural	Thanwarjhodi
179	Tikari Mal	Rural	Paraspani
180	Tikari Ryt.	Rural	Paraspani
181	Titari	Rural	Badalpar
182	Tuiyapar	Rural	Tuiyapar
183	Turiya	Rural	Turia
184	Utariya	Rural	Khandasa
185	Vijaypani	Rural	Vijaypani
186	Vijaypani	Rural	Jeerewada

Population of Kurai Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Kurai Tehsil has a total population of 1,16,895 people, consisting of 58,188 males and 58,707 females. There are 26,630 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 82 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,16,895	1,16,895	0
Male Population	58,188	58,188	0
Female Population	58,707	58,707	0
Total Households	26,630	26,630	0
Population Density	82 / km²	82 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 73,548 literate people and 14,489 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 8,141 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 57,092 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	14,489	14,489
Literate Population	73,548	73,548
Illiterate Population	43,347	43,347
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	8,141	8,141
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	57,092	57,092

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)	Kurai (कुरई)
District	Seoni
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Sukli
Total Area	1,431 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1008
Total Population (2011)	1,16,895
Density	82/km²
Total Villages	186

Nearby Tehsils in Seoni
Barghat	Chhapara
Dhanora	Ghansaur
Keolari	Lakhnadon
Seoni	Seoni Nagar