Dhanora Tehsil - Gadchiroli, Maharashtra

Dhanora is an administrative tehsil in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Wadsa, while the nearest airport is Gondia Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 113.6 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 1,737 km². The sex ratio was 991 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dhanora Tehsil

Dhanora Tehsil has a total of 228 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	Ambezari	Rural	Darachi
2	Ampayli	Rural	Murumgaon
3	Arjuni	Rural	Chudiyal
4	Aswalpar	Rural	Chingali
5	Bandhona	Rural	Muska
6	Bandhur	Rural	Kulbhatti
7	Batmarhan	Rural	Darachi
8	Begadi	Rural	Kuthegaon
9	Belgaon	Rural	Murumgaon
10	Bhapada	Rural	Pustola
11	Bhendi Kanhar	Rural	Jappi
12	Bhimpur	Rural	Murgaon
13	Bhurantola	Rural	Nawargaon
14	Bhusamkudo	Rural	Sode
15	Bodhankheda	Rural	Sawargaon
16	Bodin	Rural	Munganer
17	Bori	Rural	Nimanwada
18	Botehur	Rural	Zadapapda
19	Charvidand	Rural	Kulbhatti
20	Charwahi	Rural	Katezari
21	Chatgaon	Rural	Chatgaon
22	Chavela	Rural	Chavela
23	Chicholi	Rural	Chicholi
24	Chimrikal	Rural	Kamangad
25	Chingali	Rural	Chingali
26	Chudiyal	Rural	Chudiyal
27	Cichoda	Rural	Chichoda
28	Dabba	Rural	Mujalgondi
29	Darachi(Khanmabal)	Rural	Darachi
30	Darchi(Dabba)	Rural	Mujalgondi
31	Deulgaon	Rural	Michgaon (B.)
32	Devsara	Rural	Deosara
33	Devsur	Rural	Devsur
34	Dhanora	Urban	Not applicable
35	Dhawali	Rural	Salebhatti
36	Dhorgatta	Rural	Pendhari
37	Dongarhur	Rural	Chudiyal
38	Dudhamala	Rural	Dudhmala
39	Durgapur	Rural	Durgapur
40	Fulbodi	Rural	Fulbodi
41	Gaidongari	Rural	Rekhatola
42	Gajamendhi	Rural	Sawargaon
43	Gatanyeli	Rural	Mujalgondi
44	Gatta	Rural	Gatta
45	Gattepayli	Rural	Mendhatola
46	Ghodezari	Rural	Kondawahi
47	Ghotevihir	Rural	Jambhali
48	Girola	Rural	Girola
49	Godalwahi	Rural	Godalwahi
50	Gota	Rural	Gatta
51	Gotatola	Rural	Katezari
52	Gujanwadi	Rural	Michgaon (B.)
53	Gumadi	Rural	Kondawahi
54	Gurekasa	Rural	Hirange
55	Hadapeth	Rural	Kamthala
56	Halkanhar	Rural	Sawanga (B.)
57	Hanpayli	Rural	Pustola
58	Hatanjur	Rural	Munganer
59	Heti	Rural	Heti
60	Hipaner	Rural	Godalwahi
61	Hirange	Rural	Hirange
62	Horakasa	Rural	Sakhera
63	Hulondi	Rural	Sakhera
64	Irpundi	Rural	Tukum
65	Irupdhodari	Rural	Sursundi
66	Iruptola	Rural	Iruptola
67	Jaisingtola	Rural	Deosara
68	Jambhali	Rural	Jambhali
69	Jambhalizora	Rural	Gatta
70	Jangada Bk	Rural	Jangada (B.)
71	Jappi	Rural	Jappi
72	Japtalai	Rural	Chudiyal
73	Jewalwahi	Rural	Chicholi
74	Kachakal	Rural	Michgaon (Z.)
75	Kakadyeli	Rural	Dudhmala
76	Kamangad	Rural	Kamangad
77	Kamthala	Rural	Kamthala
78	Kandali	Rural	Chavela
79	Kaneli	Rural	Sawanga (B.)
80	Kangadi	Rural	Sawargaon
81	Kanhalgaon(Chingali)	Rural	Dudhmala
82	Kanhalgaon(Karwafa)	Rural	Fulbodi
83	Kanhalgaon(Rith)	Rural	Kanhalgaon
84	Kanharltola	Rural	Lekha
85	Karemarka	Rural	Salebhatti
86	Karwafa	Rural	Karwafa
87	Katezari	Rural	Chatgaon
88	Katezari(Murumgaon)	Rural	Katezari
89	Kawadikasa	Rural	Darachi
90	Kehakawahi S	Rural	Pannemara
91	Kehakawahimal	Rural	Pannemara
92	Kermarhan	Rural	Darachi
93	Khambala	Rural	Khambala
94	Khamtala	Rural	Khamtala
95	Khargi	Rural	Durgapur
96	Kharkadi	Rural	Tukum
97	Khedegaon	Rural	Murumgaon
98	Khedi	Rural	Kanhalgaon
99	Khedimowad	Rural	Mujalgondi
100	Khutgaon	Rural	Khutgaon
101	Kisneli	Rural	Devsur
102	Kisner	Rural	Kamthala
103	Kodekal	Rural	Mohgaon
104	Kokadkasa	Rural	Murgaon
105	Kolharbodi	Rural	Khambala
106	Kondawahi	Rural	Kondawahi
107	Kosami	Rural	Devsur
108	Kudakwahi	Rural	Chatgaon
109	Kulbhatti	Rural	Kulbhatti
110	Kupaner	Rural	Godalwahi
111	Kuthegaon	Rural	Kuthegaon
112	Lahanzeliya	Rural	Katezari
113	Latzora	Rural	Fulbodi
114	Lekha	Rural	Lekha
115	Mahawada	Rural	Girola
116	Mahawada(Chingali)	Rural	Chingali
117	Makkepayli	Rural	Rekhatola
118	Malanda	Rural	Chavela
119	Mangewada(Payadi)	Rural	Kamangad
120	Mangewada(Yermagad)	Rural	Iruptola
121	Markagaon (Chichoda)	Rural	Michgaon (Z.)
122	Markagaon (Kosami)	Rural	Sawargaon
123	Markegaon	Rural	Tukum
124	Marma	Rural	Khamtala
125	Masanadi	Rural	Pendhari
126	Masarigata	Rural	Nimanwada
127	Medha (Khambala)	Rural	Lekha
128	Mendha	Rural	Khambala
129	Mendhatola	Rural	Mendhatola
130	Metejangada	Rural	Jangada (B.)
131	Michagaon Bk	Rural	Michgaon (B.)
132	Michagaon Kh	Rural	Michgaon (B.)
133	Michagaon Masahat	Rural	Michgaon (B.)
134	Michagaon Zada	Rural	Michgaon (Z.)
135	Modebhatti	Rural	Jangada (B.)
136	Mohagaon	Rural	Mohgaon
137	Moholi	Rural	Mohali
138	Morchul (Payadi)	Rural	Sawargaon
139	Morchul(Sa)	Rural	Sawanga (B.)
140	Mujalgondi	Rural	Mujalgondi
141	Munganer	Rural	Munganer
142	Muranda	Rural	Chavela
143	Murgaon	Rural	Murgaon
144	Murmadi	Rural	Iruptola
145	Murumgaon	Rural	Murumgaon
146	Murzar	Rural	Darachi
147	Muska	Rural	Muska
148	Navargaon	Rural	Nawargaon
149	Navegaon	Rural	Jambhali
150	Nimanwada	Rural	Nimanwada
151	Nimgaon	Rural	Nimanwada
152	Nimgaon(Muska)	Rural	Nimgaon
153	Padaboriya	Rural	Kamthala
154	Paidi	Rural	Paidi
155	Palasgaon	Rural	Durgapur
156	Palkheda	Rural	Khutgaon
157	Pandharsada	Rural	Khutgaon
158	Pannemara	Rural	Pannemara
159	Parasvihir	Rural	Salebhatti
160	Paraswadi	Rural	Girola
161	Pathargota	Rural	Michgaon (Z.)
162	Pathargota(Sakhera)	Rural	Sakhera
163	Pauni	Rural	Salebhatti
164	Paurwel	Rural	Michgaon (Z.)
165	Pekin Mudza	Rural	Paidi
166	Pendhari	Rural	Pendhari
167	Phulkodo	Rural	Darachi
168	Phustola	Rural	Pustola
169	Pulkhal	Rural	Mohgaon
170	Pusawandi	Rural	Sode
171	Rajoli	Rural	Nawargaon
172	Rakhatola	Rural	Rekhatola
173	Rampur Rithi	Rural	Kanhalgaon
174	Rangi	Rural	Rangi
175	Ranwahi	Rural	Chavela
176	Reche	Rural	Pendhari
177	Regadand	Rural	Chichoda
178	Rengagaon	Rural	Hirange
179	Ridwahi	Rural	Pannemara
180	Rondawahi	Rural	Chichoda
181	Rotarithi	Rural	Nawargaon
182	Rupingatta	Rural	Zadapapda
183	Saidhakani Rith	Rural	Nimgaon
184	Saigaon	Rural	Sursundi
185	Sakhera	Rural	Sakhera
186	Salangtola Chak	Rural	Muska
187	Salebhatti	Rural	Muska
188	Salebhatti (Muska)	Rural	Salebhatti
189	Saranda Bk	Rural	Murgaon
190	Saranda Kh	Rural	Murgaon
191	Sawanga Bk	Rural	Sawanga (B.)
192	Sawanga Kh	Rural	Sawanga (B.)
193	Sawargaon	Rural	Sawargaon
194	Shiwagata	Rural	Kanhalgaon
195	Sindesur (Yerkad)	Rural	Pannemara
196	Sindewahi	Rural	Deosara
197	Singapur	Rural	Chatgaon
198	Sinsur	Rural	Mujalgondi
199	Sinsur(Chichoda)	Rural	Chichoda
200	Sinsur(Mohli)	Rural	Mohali
201	Sode	Rural	Sode
202	Somalpur	Rural	Durgapur
203	Sursundi	Rural	Sursundi
204	Tahakapar	Rural	Godalwahi
205	Talegaon Chak	Rural	Nimgaon
206	Talodhi	Rural	Kuthegaon
207	Todemasahat	Rural	Tukum
208	Toyagondi	Rural	Chudiyal
209	Tukum	Rural	Tukum
210	Tulmer	Rural	Mohgaon
211	Tumdikasa	Rural	Hirange
212	Ubdali	Rural	Deosara
213	Udegaon	Rural	Girola
214	Umarpal	Rural	Pannemara
215	Wadgaon	Rural	Salebhatti
216	Wadgaon(Kosami)	Rural	Devsur
217	Waghbhumi	Rural	Chicholi
218	Waghbhumi (Mangewada)	Rural	Khamtala
219	Warkekasa	Rural	Chudiyal
220	Yadasagondi	Rural	Gatta
221	Yedampayli Buj.	Rural	Jappi
222	Yedampayli Kh	Rural	Pustola
223	Yengaon	Rural	Munganer
224	Yerandi	Rural	Nawargaon
225	Yerkadmowad	Rural	Yerkad (M.)
226	Yermagad	Rural	Khamtala
227	Zadapapda	Rural	Zadapapda
228	Zari	Rural	Fulbodi

Population of Dhanora Tehsil

According to the 2011 Census, Dhanora Tehsil had a total population of 82,698 people living in 18,348 households. The population comprised 41,529 males and 41,169 females, with an average population density of 48 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	82,698	82,698	0
Male Population	41,529	41,529	0
Female Population	41,169	41,169	0
Total Households	18,348	18,348	0
Population Density	48 / km²	48 / km²	0 / km²

Dhanora Tehsil had 52,274 literate people and 9,988 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 3,934 and 58,745 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	9,988	9,988
Literate Population	52,274	52,274
Illiterate Population	30,424	30,424
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	3,934	3,934
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	58,745	58,745

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)	Dhanora (धानोरा)
District	Gadchiroli
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Wadsa
Total Area	1,737 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	991
Total Population (2011)	82,698
Density	48/km²
Total Villages	228

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