Tumsar Tehsil - Bhandara District, Maharashtra

Tumsar is an administrative tehsil in the Bhandara district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Tumsar is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Chicholi, while the nearest airport is Gondia Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 48.9 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 838 km², including 823.47 km² rural area and 14.10 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 991 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Tumsar Tehsil

Tumsar Tehsil has a total of 151 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	Agri	Rural	Chulhardoh
2	Alesur	Rural	Alesur
3	Ambagad	Rural	Aambagad
4	Asalpani	Rural	Asalpani
5	Ashti	Rural	Ashti
6	Bagheda	Rural	Bagheda
7	Bajartola	Rural	Dongri[Bk]
8	Balapur (Hamesha)	Rural	Balapur[H]
9	Bamhani	Rural	Bamhni
10	Bapera	Rural	Bapera(Sihora)
11	Bapera (Ambagad)	Rural	Bapera[A]
12	Bhondki	Rural	Chicholi
13	Binakhi	Rural	Binaki
14	Borgaon	Rural	Borgaon
15	Bori	Rural	Bori
16	Brahmantola	Rural	Mahalgaon
17	Chandmara	Rural	Pawanarkhari
18	Chandpur	Rural	Chandpur
19	Chargaon	Rural	Chargaon
20	Chicholi	Rural	Chicholi
21	Chikhala	Rural	Chikhala
22	Chikhali	Rural	Chikhali
23	Chulardoh	Rural	Chulhardoh
24	Chulhad	Rural	Chulhad
25	Dawezari(Mitewani)	Rural	Aambagad
26	Dawezari(Sihora)	Rural	Dawezari
27	Deonara	Rural	Deonara
28	Deorideo	Rural	Deorideo
29	Deosarra	Rural	Deosarra
30	Dewhadi	Rural	Dewhadi
31	Dhamlewada	Rural	Gudarikhurd
32	Dhanegaon	Rural	Dhanegaon
33	Dhorwada	Rural	Dhorwada
34	Dhutera	Rural	Dhutera
35	Dongari Bu	Rural	Dongri[Bk]
36	Dongarla	Rural	Dongarla
37	Gaimukh	Rural	Pitesur
38	Garakabhonga	Rural	Asalpani
39	Garra	Rural	Bagheda
40	Gobarwahi	Rural	Gobarwahi
41	Gondekhari	Rural	Gondekhari
42	Gonditola	Rural	Gonditola
43	Gonditola(Binakhi)	Rural	Alesur
44	Gowaritola	Rural	Deonara
45	Gowaritola(Dewanara)	Rural	Alesur
46	Gudhari Kh	Rural	Gudarikhurd
47	Hardoli (Ambagad)	Rural	Hardoli[A]
48	Hardoli (Sihora)	Rural	Hardoli[Si]
49	Hasara	Rural	Hasara
50	Hattipangadi	Rural	Sorana
51	Hingana	Rural	Hingna
52	Hirapur Hamesha	Rural	Dhutera
53	Jogiwada	Rural	Aambagad
54	Kamkasur	Rural	Susurdoh (Punarvasan)
55	Karkapur	Rural	Karkapur
56	Karli	Rural	Asalpani
57	Kawalewada	Rural	Kawalewada
58	Khairlanji	Rural	Khairlanji
59	Khandad	Rural	Gudarikhurd
60	Khapa (Mohadi)	Rural	Mandhal
61	Khapa (Tumsar)	Rural	Khapa
62	Khapa(Khurd)	Rural	Alesur
63	Kharabi	Rural	Kharabi
64	Koshti	Rural	Kosti
65	Kurmuda	Rural	Kurmuda
66	Lanzera	Rural	Sorana
67	Lawada	Rural	Lendezari
68	Laxmipur (Hamesha)	Rural	Balapur[H]
69	Lendezari	Rural	Lendezari
70	Lobhi	Rural	Lobhi
71	Lohara	Rural	Lohara
72	Machchhera	Rural	Machera
73	Madagi (Dewhadi)	Rural	Madagi
74	Mahalgaon	Rural	Mahalgaon
75	Mandavi(Dhabale)	Rural	Alesur
76	Mandekasa	Rural	Sorana
77	Mandekasa (Hamesha)	Rural	Sorana
78	Mandhal	Rural	Mandhal
79	Mandvi	Rural	Mandvi (Dhabale)
80	Mangali	Rural	Mangali[D]
81	Mangali (Tudaka)	Rural	Mangali
82	Mangarli	Rural	Lendezari
83	Mehegaon	Rural	Mehagaon
84	Mendipur	Rural	Dhutera
85	Mitewani	Rural	Mitewani
86	Mohadi Khapa	Rural	Mohadikhapa
87	Mohagaon (Khadan)	Rural	Mohagaon(Kh)
88	Mohagaon Khurd	Rural	Dhutera
89	Mothagaon	Rural	Asalpani
90	Murali	Rural	Murali
91	Nakadongari	Rural	Nakadongri
92	Navargaon	Rural	Nawargaon
93	Nawegaon	Rural	Nawargaon
94	Nilagondi(Hamesha)	Rural	Asalpani
95	Pachara	Rural	Pachara
96	Pangadi	Rural	Lendezari
97	Pangadi Hamesha	Rural	Lendezari
98	Panjara	Rural	Panjara (Rengepar)
99	Panjara(Devhadi)	Rural	Mandhal
100	Paraswada(Devadi)	Rural	Parsawada[S]
101	Paraswada(Sihora)	Rural	Parsawada(De)
102	Pathari	Rural	Pathari
103	Paunarkhari	Rural	Pawanarkhari
104	Paunarkhari H.	Rural	Pawanarkhari
105	Pawanara	Rural	Pawanara
106	Pipari Chunni	Rural	Pipri Chunni
107	Pipariya	Rural	Pitesur
108	Pipra	Rural	Pipra
109	Pitesur	Rural	Pitesur
110	Rajapur	Rural	Rajapur
111	Rampur Hamesha	Rural	Aambagad
112	Ranera	Rural	Ranera
113	Rengepar	Rural	Panjara (Rengepar)
114	Rongha	Rural	Rongha
115	Rongha Hamesha	Rural	Rongha
116	Rupera	Rural	Rupera
117	Sakhali	Rural	Sakhali
118	Sakkardara	Rural	Dhutera
119	Shiwani	Rural	Kosti
120	Sihora	Rural	Sihora
121	Silegaon	Rural	Silegaon
122	Sindpuri	Rural	Sindpuri
123	Sirpur Hamesha	Rural	Dhutera
124	Sitasawangi	Rural	Sitasawangi
125	Sitekasa	Rural	Susurdoh (Punarvasan)
126	Sitepar	Rural	Sitepar
127	Sodipur	Rural	Gudarikhurd
128	Sondya	Rural	Sondya
129	Sonegaon	Rural	Sonegaon
130	Sonpuri	Rural	Pitesur
131	Sorna	Rural	Sorana
132	Stationtoli	Rural	Stesantoli
133	Sukali	Rural	Sukadi(De)
134	Sukali Nakul	Rural	Sukalinakul
135	Sundartola	Rural	Yadarbuchi
136	Susurdoh	Rural	Susurdoh (Punarvasan)
137	Susurdoh(Pu)	Rural	Susurdoh (Punarvasan)
138	Tamaswadi	Rural	Tamaswadi
139	Tamaswadi (Tudka)	Rural	Tudaka
140	Temani	Rural	Temani
141	Tudka	Rural	Tudaka
142	Tumsar	Urban	Not applicable
143	Umarwada	Rural	Umarwada
144	Vitpur	Rural	Alesur
145	Wahani	Rural	Wahani
146	Wangi	Rural	Pipri Chunni
147	Warpindakepar	Rural	Warpindkepar
148	Yedarbuchi	Rural	Yadarbuchi
149	Yerli	Rural	Yerali
150	Zanzeriya	Rural	Pipra
151	Zarli	Rural	Zarali

Population of Tumsar Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Tumsar Tehsil has a total population of 2,26,108 people, consisting of 1,13,521 males and 1,12,587 females. There are 49,962 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 270 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,26,108	1,76,887	49,221
Male Population	1,13,521	88,806	24,715
Female Population	1,12,587	88,081	24,506
Total Households	49,962	38,901	11,061
Population Density	270 / km²	215 / km²	3,491 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,68,895 literate people and 23,803 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 25,814 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 25,087 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)	23,803	19,141	4,662
Literate Population	1,68,895	1,28,592	40,303
Illiterate Population	57,213	48,295	8,918
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	25,814	17,993	7,821
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	25,087	23,288	1,799

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)	Tumsar (तुमसर)
District	Bhandara
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Chicholi
Total Area	838 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	991
Total Population (2011)	2,26,108
Density	270/km²
Total Villages	151

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