Dharni Tehsil - Amravati, Maharashtra
Dharni is an administrative tehsil in the Amravati district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Dharni is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Dabka, while the nearest airport is Akola Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 70.0 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 1,496 km², including 1,486.80 km² rural area and 8.75 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 966 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Dharni Tehsil
Dharni Tehsil has a total of 152 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 | Aki | Rural | Ghuti |
| 2 | Ambadi | Rural | Pankhalya |
| 3 | Babanda | Rural | Gondwadi |
| 4 | Bairagad | Rural | Bairagad |
| 5 | Bajardhana | Rural | Duni |
| 6 | Baratanda | Rural | Biruti |
| 7 | Baru | Rural | Zapal |
| 8 | Baspani | Rural | Mandwa |
| 9 | Berdabarda | Rural | Berda Barda |
| 10 | Berdabhuru | Rural | Gondwadi |
| 11 | Bhanwar | Rural | Nagzira |
| 12 | Bhokarbardi | Rural | Bhokharbardi |
| 13 | Bhondilawa | Rural | Bhondilawa |
| 14 | Bhulori | Rural | Malur |
| 15 | Bibamal | Rural | Bibamal |
| 16 | Bijudhawdi | Rural | Biju Dhawdi |
| 17 | Biroti | Rural | Biruti |
| 18 | Bobado | Rural | Bobdo |
| 19 | Bod | Rural | Berda Barda |
| 20 | Bori | Rural | Harisal |
| 21 | Bothara | Rural | Jambu |
| 22 | Bulumgavhan | Rural | Bhondilawa |
| 23 | Chakarda | Rural | Chakarda |
| 24 | Chatwabod | Rural | Chatwa Bod |
| 25 | Chaurakund | Rural | Chaura Kund |
| 26 | Chendo | Rural | Chendo |
| 27 | Chethar | Rural | Dharanmahu |
| 28 | Chichghat | Rural | Chinchghat |
| 29 | Chipoli | Rural | Kakarmal |
| 30 | Chitri | Rural | Harisal |
| 31 | Chopan | Rural | Chaura Kund |
| 32 | Chutiya | Rural | Tembhli |
| 33 | Dabaka | Rural | Dabka |
| 34 | Dabhayakheda | Rural | Jamapani |
| 35 | Dabida | Rural | Dabhida |
| 36 | Dadra | Rural | Dadra |
| 37 | Dahenda | Rural | Tingrya |
| 38 | Dhakarmal | Rural | Dharanmahu |
| 39 | Dharakot | Rural | Mogarda |
| 40 | Dharanmahu | Rural | Dharanmahu |
| 41 | Dharni | Urban | Not applicable |
| 42 | Dhodra | Rural | Bibamal |
| 43 | Dhokda | Rural | Rangubeli |
| 44 | Dhomanadhana | Rural | Susarda |
| 45 | Dhulghat Gadga | Rural | Dhulghat (G) |
| 46 | Dhulghat Railway | Rural | Dhulghat Rly. |
| 47 | Didamda | Rural | Berda Barda |
| 48 | Diya | Rural | Diya |
| 49 | Duni | Rural | Duni |
| 50 | Faildhana | Rural | Harisal |
| 51 | Gadgamalur | Rural | Tatra |
| 52 | Gambheri | Rural | Khaparkheda |
| 53 | Gaulandoh | Rural | Rajpur |
| 54 | Gaulkheda | Rural | Pankhalya |
| 55 | Ghota | Rural | Malur |
| 56 | Ghuti | Rural | Ghuti |
| 57 | Golai | Rural | Golai |
| 58 | Gombarkahu | Rural | Karda |
| 59 | Gondwadi | Rural | Gondwadi |
| 60 | Harda | Rural | Kutanga |
| 61 | Hardoli | Rural | Hardoli |
| 62 | Harisal | Rural | Harisal |
| 63 | Hatida | Rural | Katkhumbh |
| 64 | Hatnada | Rural | Malur |
| 65 | Hirabambai | Rural | Hira Bambai |
| 66 | Jambu | Rural | Jambu |
| 67 | Jampani | Rural | Jamapani |
| 68 | Jutpani | Rural | Zapal |
| 69 | Kadhav | Rural | Duni |
| 70 | Kakarmal | Rural | Kakarmal |
| 71 | Kalamkhar | Rural | Kalamkhar |
| 72 | Kalpi | Rural | Tingrya |
| 73 | Kanjoli | Rural | Ranigaon |
| 74 | Kara | Rural | Nadori |
| 75 | Karada | Rural | Karda |
| 76 | Kasaikheda | Rural | Chatwa Bod |
| 77 | Kasmar | Rural | Mogarda |
| 78 | Katkumbha | Rural | Katkhumbh |
| 79 | Kawadaziri | Rural | Mogarda |
| 80 | Kekada | Rural | Chatwa Bod |
| 81 | Khamda | Rural | Rangubeli |
| 82 | Khaparkheda | Rural | Khaparkheda |
| 83 | Khari | Rural | Salai |
| 84 | Kharya Tembru | Rural | Kharya Tembhru |
| 85 | Khidki | Rural | Mogarda |
| 86 | Khidki Kalam | Rural | Dabka |
| 87 | Khokmar | Rural | Rangubeli |
| 88 | Koldadhana | Rural | Sawali Kheda |
| 89 | Kot | Rural | Jambu |
| 90 | Kotha | Rural | Jambu |
| 91 | Kund | Rural | Rangubeli |
| 92 | Kusumkot Bk. | Rural | Kusumkhot Bk. |
| 93 | Kusumkot Kh. | Rural | Sirpur |
| 94 | Kutanga | Rural | Kutanga |
| 95 | Laktu | Rural | Ranipisa |
| 96 | Lawada | Rural | Duni |
| 97 | Malur (Fo) | Rural | Malur |
| 98 | Mandu | Rural | Ghuti |
| 99 | Mandwa | Rural | Mandwa |
| 100 | Mangiya | Rural | Mangiya |
| 101 | Mansudhawadi | Rural | Biju Dhawdi |
| 102 | Mogarda | Rural | Mogarda |
| 103 | Mokha | Rural | Chinchghat |
| 104 | Mothakheda | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 105 | Nagazira | Rural | Nagzira |
| 106 | Nagudhana | Rural | Dabhida |
| 107 | Nanduri | Rural | Nadori |
| 108 | Nardu | Rural | Nagzira |
| 109 | Narwati | Rural | Sirpur |
| 110 | Nirgudi | Rural | Chakarda |
| 111 | Padidam | Rural | Chatwa Bod |
| 112 | Palaskundi | Rural | Dhulghat Rly. |
| 113 | Pankhalya | Rural | Pankhalya |
| 114 | Patharpur | Rural | Salai |
| 115 | Patiya | Rural | Karda |
| 116 | Pohara | Rural | Hardoli |
| 117 | Potilawa | Rural | Kakarmal |
| 118 | Rabang | Rural | Bibamal |
| 119 | Rajpur | Rural | Rajpur |
| 120 | Ranamalur | Rural | Malur |
| 121 | Ranapisa | Rural | Ranipisa |
| 122 | Rangubeli | Rural | Rangubeli |
| 123 | Ranigaon | Rural | Ranigaon |
| 124 | Ranitamboli | Rural | Rani Tamboli |
| 125 | Ratnapur | Rural | Ratnapur |
| 126 | Rehatya | Rural | Rehtya |
| 127 | Rohinikheda | Rural | Bobdo |
| 128 | Rora | Rural | Mangiya |
| 129 | Sadrabadi | Rural | Sadrawadi |
| 130 | Salai | Rural | Salai |
| 131 | Sawalikheda | Rural | Kutanga |
| 132 | Sawalkheda | Rural | Sawali Kheda |
| 133 | Sawarya | Rural | Titamba |
| 134 | Shirpur | Rural | Sirpur |
| 135 | Shiwaziri | Rural | Ranigaon |
| 136 | Sonabardi | Rural | Kharya Tembhru |
| 137 | Susarda | Rural | Susarda |
| 138 | Takarkheda | Rural | Diya |
| 139 | Talai | Rural | Diya |
| 140 | Talai Railway | Rural | Dhulghat Rly. |
| 141 | Tangda | Rural | Chaura Kund |
| 142 | Tatra | Rural | Tatra |
| 143 | Tembli | Rural | Tembhli |
| 144 | Tembrukheda | Rural | Biruti |
| 145 | Tingrya | Rural | Tingrya |
| 146 | Titamba | Rural | Titamba |
| 147 | Toli | Rural | Zapal |
| 148 | Ukupati | Rural | Dharanmahu |
| 149 | Utawali | Rural | Diya |
| 150 | Zapal | Rural | Zapal |
| 151 | Zilangpati | Rural | Tatra |
| 152 | Zilpi | Rural | Zilpi |
Population of Dharni Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Dharni Tehsil has a total population of 1,84,665 people, consisting of 93,898 males and 90,767 females. There are 35,596 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 123 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,84,665 | 1,68,904 | 15,761 |
| Male Population | 93,898 | 85,823 | 8,075 |
| Female Population | 90,767 | 83,081 | 7,686 |
| Total Households | 35,596 | 32,362 | 3,234 |
| Population Density | 123 / km² | 114 / km² | 1,801 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,19,097 literate people and 27,351 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 7,908 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,42,191 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) | 27,351 | 25,285 | 2,066 |
| Literate Population | 1,19,097 | 1,07,350 | 11,747 |
| Illiterate Population | 65,568 | 61,554 | 4,014 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 7,908 | 6,371 | 1,537 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 1,42,191 | 1,38,698 | 3,493 |
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.