Rajura Tehsil - Chandrapur District, Maharashtra

Rajura is an administrative tehsil in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Rajura is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Wihirgaon, while the nearest airport is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 124.6 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 895 km², including 879.83 km² rural area and 15.09 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 945 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Rajura Tehsil

Rajura Tehsil has a total of 111 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	Aheri	Rural	Aheri
2	Annur	Rural	Antargaon
3	Antargaon	Rural	Antargaon
4	Antargaon Kh.	Rural	Goyegaon
5	Arvi	Rural	Arvi
6	Babapur	Rural	Manoli Bk
7	Bamanwada	Rural	Bamanwada
8	Bambezari	Rural	Nokari Kh
9	Belampur	Rural	Jamni
10	Berdi	Rural	Sirsi
11	Bhadangpur Rith	Rural	Sasti
12	Bhedoda	Rural	Bhedoda
13	Bhendala	Rural	Bhendala
14	Bhendvi	Rural	Bhendvi
15	Bhurkunda Bk	Rural	Bhurkunda Bk
16	Bhurkunda Kh.	Rural	Bhurkunda Kh
17	Botgaon	Rural	Sumthana
18	Chanakha	Rural	Chanakha
19	Chandanwahi	Rural	Chandanwahi
20	Charli	Rural	Charli
21	Chinchala	Rural	Dongargaon Su
22	Chinchbodi	Rural	Sonurli
23	Chincholi Bk.	Rural	Chincholi Bk.
24	Chincholi Kh.	Rural	Chincholi Khu.
25	Chirud Rith	Rural	Sonurli
26	Chunala	Rural	Chunala
27	Dewada	Rural	Dewada
28	Dhanora	Rural	Dhanora
29	Dhidsi	Rural	Dhidasi
30	Dhopatala	Rural	Dhopatala
31	Dongargaon	Rural	Dongargaon Su
32	Ghotta	Rural	Koshtala
33	Goraj(Rith)	Rural	Sakharwahi
34	Gowari	Rural	Gowri
35	Goyegaon	Rural	Goyegaon
36	Hardona Bk.	Rural	Hardona Kh.
37	Hardona Kh.	Rural	Hardona Kh.
38	Hirapur	Rural	Isapur
39	Hirapur Chincholi	Rural	Kalmna
40	Isapur	Rural	Isapur
41	Jamani	Rural	Jamni
42	Jogapur	Rural	Tembhurwahi
43	Kadholi Bk.	Rural	Kadholi Bk
44	Kakadghat	Rural	Sondo
45	Kalamana	Rural	Kalmna
46	Kapangaon	Rural	Arvi
47	Kawadgondi	Rural	Kawadgondi
48	Kawathala (Rithi)	Rural	Sonurli
49	Kawitpeth	Rural	Kavithpeth
50	Kelzar	Rural	Virur Station
51	Khairgaon (Rithi)	Rural	Khamona
52	Khambada	Rural	Sirsi
53	Khamona	Rural	Khamona
54	Khirdi	Rural	Lakkadkot
55	Kinebodi	Rural	Pellora
56	Kochi	Rural	Sakharwahi
57	Kohapara	Rural	Kohpara
58	Kolgaon	Rural	Kolgaon
59	Kostala	Rural	Koshtala
60	Kurli	Rural	Marda
61	Lakkadkot	Rural	Lakkadkot
62	Mangaon	Rural	Chanakha
63	Mangi Bk	Rural	Mangi Bk
64	Mangi Kh.	Rural	Mangi Bk
65	Manoli Bk.	Rural	Manoli Bk
66	Manoli Kh.	Rural	Manoli Kh
67	Marda	Rural	Marda
68	Mathara	Rural	Khamona
69	Murti	Rural	Murti
70	Muthara	Rural	Muthara
71	Nalphadi	Rural	Nalfadi
72	Navegaon	Rural	Bhendala
73	Nimbala	Rural	Kalmna
74	Nirli	Rural	Charli
75	Nokari Bk.	Rural	Nokari Kh
76	Nokari Kh.	Rural	Nokari Kh
77	Pachgaon	Rural	Pachgaon
78	Panchala	Rural	Panchala
79	Pandharpauni	Rural	Pandharpouni
80	Pauni	Rural	Pouni
81	Pellora	Rural	Pellora
82	Pendhari (Rith)	Rural	Arvi
83	Rajura	Urban	Not applicable
84	Rampur	Rural	Rampur
85	Ranvelli	Rural	Sakharwahi
86	Ruyad Rith	Rural	Aheri
87	Sakhari	Rural	Sakhari
88	Sakharwahi	Rural	Sakharwahi
89	Sasti	Rural	Sasti
90	Satri	Rural	Satri
91	Shirsi	Rural	Sirsi
92	Siddheshwar	Rural	Dewada
93	Sindi	Rural	Sindhi
94	Sindola (Rithi)	Rural	Bhurkunda Kh
95	Sonapur	Rural	Sonapur
96	Sondo	Rural	Sondo
97	Sonurli	Rural	Sonurli
98	Subai	Rural	Subai
99	Sukadpalli	Rural	Bhurkunda Kh
100	Sumthana	Rural	Sumthana
101	Tembhurwahi	Rural	Tembhurwahi
102	Tulana	Rural	Tembhurwahi
103	Tummaguda	Rural	Subai
104	Umarzara	Rural	Sondo
105	Vihirgaon	Rural	Vihirgaon
106	Vihirgaon Rith	Rural	Pandharpouni
107	Virur Station	Rural	Virur Station
108	Wangi (Rith)	Rural	Mangi Bk
109	Waroda	Rural	Waroda
110	Warurroad	Rural	Warur Road
111	Yergavhan	Rural	Yergavhan

Population of Rajura Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Rajura Tehsil has a total population of 1,38,408 people, consisting of 71,136 males and 67,272 females. There are 33,018 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 155 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,38,408	99,475	38,933
Male Population	71,136	50,971	20,165
Female Population	67,272	48,504	18,768
Total Households	33,018	23,900	9,118
Population Density	155 / km²	113 / km²	2,580 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 97,753 literate people and 14,525 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 22,388 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 26,608 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)	14,525	10,752	3,773
Literate Population	97,753	66,881	30,872
Illiterate Population	40,655	32,594	8,061
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	22,388	15,015	7,373
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	26,608	23,567	3,041

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)	Rajura (राजूरा)
District	Chandrapur
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Wihirgaon
Total Area	895 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	945
Total Population (2011)	1,38,408
Density	155/km²
Total Villages	111

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