Tarana Tehsil - Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Tarana is an administrative tehsil in the Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Tarana Road, while the nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 63.8 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 1,046 km², including 1,034.43 km² of rural area and 11.45 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 951 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Tarana Tehsil
Tarana Tehsil has a total of 118 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 | Abadkhedi | Rural | Ganwadi |
| 2 | Anantkhedi | Rural | Sakari |
| 3 | Anklakhedi | Rural | Chhapari |
| 4 | Aserkaytha | Rural | Aser |
| 5 | Baghera | Rural | Baghera |
| 6 | Bagoda | Rural | Bagoda |
| 7 | Banjari | Rural | Banjari |
| 8 | Barandwa | Rural | Barandwa |
| 9 | Barkheda Tarana | Rural | Barkheda |
| 10 | Barkhedakaytha | Rural | Khatikhedi |
| 11 | Barnawad | Rural | Naharkhedi |
| 12 | Barothiya | Urban | Not applicable |
| 13 | Beejpadi | Rural | Beejpadi |
| 14 | Belari | Rural | Belari |
| 15 | Berchhi | Rural | Berchhi |
| 16 | Bhadsimba | Rural | Bhadsimba |
| 17 | Bhagwatpur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 18 | Bhatuni | Rural | Bhatuni |
| 19 | Bherupura | Rural | Kharpa |
| 20 | Bhojukhedi | Rural | Naleshree |
| 21 | Bhuki Itwarpur | Rural | Kawlikheda |
| 22 | Binjal | Rural | Kawlikheda |
| 23 | Birgod | Rural | Raipura |
| 24 | Bisankheda | Rural | Beesankheda |
| 25 | Bisankhedi | Rural | Beesankheda |
| 26 | Bordadhakad | Rural | Belari |
| 27 | Bordagujar | Rural | Bordagujar |
| 28 | Bordamada | Rural | Bordamanda |
| 29 | Chhadawad | Rural | Chhadawad |
| 30 | Chhapri | Rural | Chhapari |
| 31 | Delchi | Urban | Not applicable |
| 32 | Devikheda | Rural | Devikheda |
| 33 | Devli | Rural | Devli |
| 34 | Dilodri | Rural | Dilodri |
| 35 | Dobdagujar | Rural | Dobdagujar |
| 36 | Dubli | Rural | Dubli |
| 37 | Dudhli | Rural | Dudhli |
| 38 | Fanya | Rural | Golwa |
| 39 | Ganga Talab | Rural | Kanardi |
| 40 | Gangalyakhedi | Rural | Itawa |
| 41 | Gawdi | Rural | Ganwadi |
| 42 | Golwa | Rural | Golwa |
| 43 | Gopali | Rural | Pipalyakaytha |
| 44 | Gujarkheda | Rural | Palduna |
| 45 | Guradiyadongar | Rural | Lasudiyabechar |
| 46 | Guthlai | Rural | Devikheda |
| 47 | Hajikhedi | Rural | Bagoda |
| 48 | Halukhedi | Rural | Beejpadi |
| 49 | Hatyakhedi | Rural | Sumarakheda |
| 50 | Itawa | Rural | Itawa |
| 51 | Jawaharnagar | Rural | Kharkhadi |
| 52 | Jawasiyakumar | Rural | Jawasiyakumar |
| 53 | Jharnawada | Rural | Jharnawada |
| 54 | Jhirnyabuzurg | Rural | Chhapari |
| 55 | Junapani | Rural | Devikheda |
| 56 | Kakariyachand | Rural | Ganwadi |
| 57 | Kanardi | Rural | Kanardi |
| 58 | Kanasiya | Rural | Kanasiya |
| 59 | Karanj | Rural | Karanj |
| 60 | Kathbadoda | Rural | Kathbadoda |
| 61 | Kawlikheda | Rural | Kawlikheda |
| 62 | Kaytha | Rural | Kaytha |
| 63 | Kesarpurnipanya | Rural | Dobdagujar |
| 64 | Khajuria | Rural | Khjuriya |
| 65 | Khakri Anjana | Urban | Not applicable |
| 66 | Khambukhedi | Rural | Khambukhedi |
| 67 | Khandakhedi | Rural | Pipalyakaytha |
| 68 | Khankrisultan | Rural | Beesankheda |
| 69 | Kharkhadi | Rural | Kharkhadi |
| 70 | Kharpa | Rural | Kharpa |
| 71 | Khatikhedi | Rural | Khatikhedi |
| 72 | Khodrinipaniya | Rural | Barkheda |
| 73 | Krishna Nagar | Rural | Devikheda |
| 74 | Lasurdiyabechar | Rural | Lasudiyabechar |
| 75 | Laxmipura | Rural | Pipalyakaytha |
| 76 | Limboda Kaytha | Rural | Bordamanda |
| 77 | Limboda Tarana | Rural | Limboda Tarana |
| 78 | Lodh | Rural | Lodh |
| 79 | Lunyakhedi | Rural | Palduna |
| 80 | Makdone | Urban | Not applicable |
| 81 | Malhargarh | Rural | Nanukheda |
| 82 | Malikhedi | Rural | Salakhedi |
| 83 | Malkheda | Rural | Kathbadoda |
| 84 | Mallupura | Rural | Mallupura |
| 85 | Merkhedi | Rural | Kharkhadi |
| 86 | Molga | Rural | Mallupura |
| 87 | Mundli | Rural | Mundli |
| 88 | Murdawan | Rural | Bordagujar |
| 89 | Naharkhedi | Rural | Naharkhedi |
| 90 | Naleshree | Rural | Naleshree |
| 91 | Nanukheda | Rural | Nanukheda |
| 92 | Natakhedi | Rural | Beejpadi |
| 93 | Nenawad | Rural | Nenawad |
| 94 | Noganwa | Rural | Noganwa |
| 95 | Palduna | Rural | Palduna |
| 96 | Patiyalkhedi | Rural | Banjari |
| 97 | Pipalyakaytha | Rural | Pipalyakaytha |
| 98 | Raipura | Rural | Raipura |
| 99 | Rampura | Rural | Kaytha |
| 100 | Rojwas | Rural | Titodi |
| 101 | Sadba | Rural | Mundli |
| 102 | Sadikhedi | Rural | Khambukhedi |
| 103 | Sakari | Rural | Sakari |
| 104 | Salakhedi | Rural | Salakhedi |
| 105 | Samgi | Rural | Samgi |
| 106 | Sarola | Rural | Aser |
| 107 | Shivpura | Rural | Kharpa |
| 108 | Siddhipurnipanya | Rural | Siddipur Nipanya |
| 109 | Sumrakheda | Rural | Sumarakheda |
| 110 | Surajpura | Rural | Jharnawada |
| 111 | Suwagaon | Rural | Berchhi |
| 112 | Suwarkota | Rural | Nenawad |
| 113 | Tarana | Urban | Not applicable |
| 114 | Titodi | Rural | Titodi |
| 115 | Tobrikheda | Rural | Tobrikheda |
| 116 | Upadi | Rural | Upadi |
| 117 | Yashwantgarh | Rural | Dilodri |
| 118 | Yeshwantnagar | Rural | Limboda Tarana |
Population of Tarana Tehsil
According to the 2011 Census, Tarana Tehsil had a total population of 2,47,299 people living in 51,378 households. The population comprised 1,26,737 males and 1,20,562 females, with an average population density of 236 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,47,299 | 2,10,713 | 36,586 |
| Male Population | 1,26,737 | 1,07,976 | 18,761 |
| Female Population | 1,20,562 | 1,02,737 | 17,825 |
| Total Households | 51,378 | 44,469 | 6,909 |
| Population Density | 236 / km² | 204 / km² | 3,195 / km² |
Tarana Tehsil had 1,41,425 literate people and 35,363 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 78,053 and 6,772 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 35,363 | 30,512 | 4,851 |
| Literate Population | 1,41,425 | 1,17,005 | 24,420 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,05,874 | 93,708 | 12,166 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 78,053 | 68,793 | 9,260 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 6,772 | 5,618 | 1,154 |
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.