Pali Tehsil - Umaria District, Madhya Pradesh

Pali is an administrative tehsil in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Pali is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Ghunghuti, while the nearest airport is Jabalpur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 95.6 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 795 km², including 761.38 km² rural area and 33.30 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 951 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Pali Tehsil

Pali Tehsil has a total of 109 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	Amgar	Rural	Kanchodar
2	Amiliha	Rural	Amiliha
3	Arjhuni	Rural	Pahdiya
4	Audhera	Rural	Oaudhera
5	Badwahi	Rural	Khickidhi
6	Badwahi	Rural	Badwahi
7	Baghal Bahara	Rural	Raugarh
8	Baghannara	Rural	Chandpur
9	Bakeli	Rural	Bakeli
10	Balbai	Rural	Bhaotra
11	Bandhawa Bada	Rural	Mahroee
12	Bandhawa Khurd	Rural	Chandaniya
13	Bannouda	Rural	Bannauda
14	Baradadhar	Rural	Barddhar
15	Barbaspur	Rural	Gijri
16	Bargawan	Rural	Narwar
17	Barhai	Rural	Barhaee
18	Beli	Rural	Beli
19	Bhadra	Rural	Pahdiya
20	Bhautara	Rural	Bhaotra
21	Bhimmadongri	Rural	Bhimmadhogri
22	Bhuri Kothar	Rural	Kurkucha
23	Blockpadri	Rural	Hathpura
24	Budhana	Rural	Tiwani
25	Chaka	Rural	Kholkhamhra
26	Chandaniya	Rural	Tiwani
27	Chandaniya	Rural	Chandaniya
28	Chandpur	Rural	Chandpur
29	Chhidaha Tola	Rural	Saleya-02
30	Chirki	Rural	Kathai
31	Chorha	Rural	Khickidhi
32	Chouri	Rural	Chaori
33	Deogawan	Rural	Semriya
34	Dhaurai	Rural	Dhaurei
35	Dhaurai	Urban	Not applicable
36	Dhup Khada	Rural	Bhaotra
37	Didwariya	Rural	Narwar
38	Gad Kur	Rural	Kathai
39	Gadraula	Rural	Kathai
40	Gajwahi	Rural	Barddhar
41	Ghaghadar	Rural	Dhaurei
42	Ghun Ghuti	Rural	Ghunghuti
43	Gijari	Rural	Gijri
44	Githauri	Rural	Ghunghuti
45	Goraiya (Ct)	Rural	Goraiya
46	Goyara	Rural	Goyra
47	Hathpura	Rural	Hathpura
48	Itaur	Rural	Medhki
49	Jamudi	Rural	Maman
50	Jamuhai	Rural	Beli
51	Kachodar	Rural	Kanchodar
52	Kannabahara	Rural	Semriya
53	Karkati	Rural	Barhaee
54	Kathai	Rural	Kathai
55	Kelhari	Rural	Khickidhi
56	Khalaundh	Urban	Not applicable
57	Khamha	Rural	Barddhar
58	Khamhariya Khurd	Rural	Narwar
59	Kholkhamhra	Rural	Kholkhamhra
60	Kichkhidi	Rural	Khickidhi
61	Kumurdu	Rural	Mudariya
62	Kunkuni	Rural	Kurkucha
63	Kurabar	Rural	Malahdu
64	Kurkucha	Rural	Kurkucha
65	Kusmaha Kalan	Rural	Kushmhakhurd
66	Kusmaha Khurd	Rural	Kushmhakhurd
67	Lakhanpura	Rural	Kurkucha
68	Madha Tola	Rural	Maman
69	Madhi	Rural	Barddhar
70	Magdhar	Rural	Mangthar
71	Mahroai	Rural	Mahroee
72	Majhigawan	Rural	Mahroee
73	Makra	Rural	Khickidhi
74	Malachua	Rural	Malachuaa
75	Maliya Guda (Ct)	Rural	Maliyagudha
76	Maman	Rural	Maman
77	Marwa Tola	Rural	Bhimmadhogri
78	Medhaki	Rural	Medhki
79	Mohtarai	Rural	Dhaurei
80	Mudariya	Rural	Mudariya
81	Mudkatiya	Rural	Beli
82	Mulhadu	Rural	Malahdu
83	Narbar	Rural	Narwar
84	Naugai	Rural	Chaori
85	Neusa	Rural	Maman
86	Odari-I	Rural	Odhri
87	Pahadiya	Rural	Pahdiya
88	Paili	Rural	Barddhar
89	Pali	Urban	Not applicable
90	Panwari	Rural	Kanchodar
91	Parsaura	Rural	Goyra
92	Patnar Kalan	Rural	Ghunghuti
93	Patnar Khurd	Rural	Ghunghuti
94	Patpariha	Rural	Khickidhi
95	Raugarh	Rural	Raugarh
96	Salaiya	Rural	Saleya-01
97	Salaiya	Rural	Saleya-02
98	Sans	Rural	Kathai
99	Sarwahi Kalan	Rural	Bannauda
100	Sarwahi Khurd	Rural	Saleya-02
101	Semariha	Rural	Semriya
102	Shahpur	Rural	Shahpur
103	Sukha	Urban	Not applicable
104	Sundardadar	Rural	Sundrdadar
105	Sundri	Rural	Tummichot
106	Tikuri	Rural	Bhaotra
107	Tiwani	Rural	Tiwani
108	Tummichhote	Rural	Tummichot
109	Uchehara	Rural	Malahdu

Population of Pali Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Pali Tehsil has a total population of 1,07,659 people, consisting of 55,163 males and 52,496 females. There are 24,503 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 135 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,07,659	72,667	34,992
Male Population	55,163	36,938	18,225
Female Population	52,496	35,729	16,767
Total Households	24,503	16,710	7,793
Population Density	135 / km²	95 / km²	1,051 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 61,819 literate people and 15,218 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 7,152 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 63,542 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)	15,218	11,247	3,971
Literate Population	61,819	36,591	25,228
Illiterate Population	45,840	36,076	9,764
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	7,152	3,602	3,550
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	63,542	54,415	9,127

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)	Pali (पाली)
District	Umaria
State / UT	Madhya Pradesh
Railway Station	Ghunghuti
Total Area	795 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	951
Total Population (2011)	1,07,659
Density	135/km²
Total Villages	109

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