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 is a key part of the district's rural administration. Tarana is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. 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.

The total area of the tehsil is 1,046 km², including 1,034.43 km² rural area and 11.45 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 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

As per the Census 2011, Tarana Tehsil has a total population of 2,47,299 people, consisting of 1,26,737 males and 1,20,562 females. There are 51,378 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 236 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

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

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,41,425 literate people and 35,363 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 78,053 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6,772 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)	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.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Tarana (तराना)
District	Ujjain
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Tarana Road
Total Area	1,046 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	951
Total Population (2011)	2,47,299
Density	236/km²
Total Villages	118

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