Etapalli Tehsil - Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra
Etapalli is an administrative tehsil in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Etapalli is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Mul Marora, while the nearest airport is Jagdalpur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 147.0 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 2,267 km², including 2,267.30 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 994 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Etapalli Tehsil
Etapalli Tehsil has a total of 196 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 | Abanpalli M | Rural | Burgi |
| 2 | Adange (M) | Rural | Jambhiya |
| 3 | Aldandi (M) | Rural | Udera |
| 4 | Aldandi (S) | Rural | Udera |
| 5 | Alenga (M) | Rural | Pursalgondi |
| 6 | Alenga (S) | Rural | Todsa |
| 7 | Alenga M(Kokobanda) | Rural | Kohka |
| 8 | Asawandi | Rural | Kotami |
| 9 | Bande (M) | Rural | Pursalgondi |
| 10 | Barsewada (M) | Rural | Geda |
| 11 | Bater (M) | Rural | Halewara |
| 12 | Besewada | Rural | Gatta |
| 13 | Bhapda | Rural | Sohgaon |
| 14 | Bhumkan | Rural | Manewara |
| 15 | Birdi (S) | Rural | Yemali |
| 16 | Bodmeta | Rural | Pursalgondi |
| 17 | Burgi (M) | Rural | Jaweli (K.) |
| 18 | Burgi (S) | Rural | Burgi |
| 19 | Chandanweli (S) | Rural | Geda |
| 20 | Channabodi | Rural | Jarawandi |
| 21 | Chokhewada | Rural | Chokhewada |
| 22 | Deopadi | Rural | Gardewada |
| 23 | Dewada M | Rural | Halewara |
| 24 | Dindvi | Rural | Dindavi |
| 25 | Doddi (M) | Rural | Todsa |
| 26 | Doddi S | Rural | Todsa |
| 27 | Dodhur (S) | Rural | Wangeturi |
| 28 | Dolanda | Rural | Dindavi |
| 29 | Dumme (S) | Rural | Gurpalli |
| 30 | Ekansur (M) | Rural | Geda |
| 31 | Ekansur (S) | Rural | Geda |
| 32 | Ekara Bk. | Rural | Todsa |
| 33 | Ekara Kh. | Rural | Todsa |
| 34 | Etapalli (S) | Urban | Not applicable |
| 35 | Gadadapalli | Rural | Chokhewada |
| 36 | Gaderi | Rural | Waghezari |
| 37 | Gardewada | Rural | Gardewada |
| 38 | Gartawahi | Rural | Sohgaon |
| 39 | Gatta (S) | Rural | Gatta |
| 40 | Gattaguda (S) | Rural | Jambhiya |
| 41 | Gattepalli | Rural | Kandoli (S.) |
| 42 | Gattepalli (S) | Rural | Halewara |
| 43 | Geda | Rural | Geda |
| 44 | Ghotsur | Rural | Ghotsur |
| 45 | Gilanguda | Rural | Gatta |
| 46 | Godeli (M) | Rural | Pursalgondi |
| 47 | Gorgutta (M) | Rural | Gatta |
| 48 | Gudram | Rural | Manewara |
| 49 | Gumadi M | Rural | Chokhewada |
| 50 | Gundam | Rural | Ghotsur |
| 51 | Gundjur | Rural | Gatta |
| 52 | Gurupalli | Rural | Gurpalli |
| 53 | Hachbodi | Rural | Gardewada |
| 54 | Halewara | Rural | Halewara |
| 55 | Hanapaili | Rural | Sarkheda |
| 56 | Hedri S | Rural | Pursalgondi |
| 57 | Hetalkasa | Rural | Nagulwahi |
| 58 | Hikker (M) | Rural | Gardewada |
| 59 | Hindur (M) | Rural | Wangeturi |
| 60 | Irpanpaili | Rural | Sarkheda |
| 61 | Itulnar | Rural | Pursalgondi |
| 62 | Jajawandi | Rural | Gatta |
| 63 | Jambiya | Rural | Jambhiya |
| 64 | Jambulgatta | Rural | Wadsa (K.) |
| 65 | Jarawandi | Rural | Jarawandi |
| 66 | Jarewada (S) | Rural | Todsa |
| 67 | Jaweli (M) | Rural | Gurpalli |
| 68 | Jaweli Bk (S) | Rural | Jaweri (B.) |
| 69 | Jaweli Kh (S) | Rural | Jaweli (K.) |
| 70 | Jijawandi | Rural | Jaweli (K.) |
| 71 | Jiwangatta | Urban | Not applicable |
| 72 | Kachler | Rural | Halewara |
| 73 | Kamke Alias Ghotsur | Rural | Sewari |
| 74 | Kandli | Rural | Jarawandi |
| 75 | Kandoli (M) | Rural | Kandoli (S.) |
| 76 | Kandoli (S) | Rural | Kandoli (S.) |
| 77 | Kanhalgaon (M) | Rural | Jaweri (B.) |
| 78 | Karampalli (S) | Rural | Todsa |
| 79 | Karapanfundi (M) | Rural | Burgi |
| 80 | Karka Bk. | Rural | Manewara |
| 81 | Karka Kh | Rural | Jaweri (B.) |
| 82 | Karrem (M) | Rural | Jaweri (B.) |
| 83 | Karrem (Yemli) | Rural | Gurpalli |
| 84 | Kasansur | Rural | Kasnsur |
| 85 | Kasurwahi | Rural | Kohka |
| 86 | Kohaka | Rural | Kohka |
| 87 | Koindul | Rural | Chokhewada |
| 88 | Koindwarshi | Rural | Gardewada |
| 89 | Kondawahi | Rural | Kotami |
| 90 | Kondawahi (M) | Rural | Yemali |
| 91 | Kornar (M) | Rural | Halewara |
| 92 | Kothari | Rural | Chokhewada |
| 93 | Kothi (M) | Rural | Halewara |
| 94 | Kotmi | Rural | Kotami |
| 95 | Kottakonda Bk. | Rural | Ghotsur |
| 96 | Kottakonda Kh. | Rural | Ghotsur |
| 97 | Krishnar | Urban | Not applicable |
| 98 | Kudari (S) | Rural | Nagulwahi |
| 99 | Kukeli (M) | Rural | Sewari |
| 100 | Kundum | Rural | Jaweli (K.) |
| 101 | Kunjemarka (M) | Rural | Gatta |
| 102 | Kurumwada | Rural | Sohgaon |
| 103 | Lanzi (S) | Rural | Todsa |
| 104 | Macchawancha Chek | Rural | Wangeturi |
| 105 | Magdandi | Rural | Chokhewada |
| 106 | Makkepalli | Rural | Geda |
| 107 | Malangatta | Rural | Wadsa (K.) |
| 108 | Mallampad (S) | Rural | Pursalgondi |
| 109 | Mandoli Rithi | Rural | Kotami |
| 110 | Manewara | Rural | Manewara |
| 111 | Mangar (S) | Rural | Pursalgondi |
| 112 | Mangutha (M) | Rural | Yemali |
| 113 | Manjigad | Rural | Sohgaon |
| 114 | Mardkuhi (S) | Rural | Gardewada |
| 115 | Markal | Rural | Burgi |
| 116 | Marpalli (S) | Urban | Not applicable |
| 117 | Maveli(M) | Rural | Halewara |
| 118 | Medhari (Tekka) | Rural | Jaweri (B.) |
| 119 | Medhari (Wangeturi) | Rural | Mendhari |
| 120 | Modaske | Rural | Jambhiya |
| 121 | Mohandi | Rural | Gatta |
| 122 | Moharli | Rural | Nagulwahi |
| 123 | Morawahi | Rural | Wadsa (K.) |
| 124 | Mungner | Rural | Dindavi |
| 125 | Murwada | Rural | Gardewada |
| 126 | Musaramguda M. | Rural | Kasnsur |
| 127 | Musaramguda S. | Rural | Kasnsur |
| 128 | Nagulwadi (M) | Rural | Nagulwahi |
| 129 | Nainguda | Rural | Kotami |
| 130 | Nawegaon | Rural | Kotami |
| 131 | Nender (M) | Rural | Pursalgondi |
| 132 | Nendwadi | Rural | Jaweli (K.) |
| 133 | Paidi | Rural | Kotami |
| 134 | Paima (M) | Rural | Burgi |
| 135 | Paima (S) | Rural | Burgi |
| 136 | Pamajiguda (S) | Rural | Jambhiya |
| 137 | Pandewahi (M) | Rural | Gurpalli |
| 138 | Pandewahi (S) | Rural | Gurpalli |
| 139 | Parsalgondi (S) | Rural | Udera |
| 140 | Pendulwahi | Rural | Kohka |
| 141 | Petha (Halewara) | Rural | Halewara |
| 142 | Petha (S) | Rural | Todsa |
| 143 | Pindigundam(M) | Rural | Yemali |
| 144 | Punnur (S) | Rural | Kasnsur |
| 145 | Pursalgondi | Rural | Pursalgondi |
| 146 | Puske (M) | Rural | Jambhiya |
| 147 | Puskoti (S) | Rural | Wangeturi |
| 148 | Pusumpalli (M) | Rural | Pursalgondi |
| 149 | Ragadandi | Rural | Halewara |
| 150 | Recha | Rural | Sarkheda |
| 151 | Rekabhatal | Rural | Gardewada |
| 152 | Rekameta | Rural | Gardewada |
| 153 | Reknar | Rural | Chokhewada |
| 154 | Reknar (S) | Rural | Udera |
| 155 | Ropi | Rural | Kohka |
| 156 | Sarkheda | Rural | Sarkheda |
| 157 | Sewari | Rural | Sewari |
| 158 | Sewari (M) | Rural | Sewari |
| 159 | Sinbhatti | Rural | Sohgaon |
| 160 | Sirpur | Rural | Dindavi |
| 161 | Sohagaon | Rural | Sohgaon |
| 162 | Surjagad | Rural | Pursalgondi |
| 163 | Tadguda | Rural | Gardewada |
| 164 | Tadpalli Alias Naralhur | Rural | Geda |
| 165 | Tambada (M) | Rural | Geda |
| 166 | Tambada (S) | Rural | Geda |
| 167 | Tatigundam (M) | Rural | Yemali |
| 168 | Tatigundam (S) | Rural | Yemali |
| 169 | Tekka | Rural | Kohka |
| 170 | Titoda (S) | Rural | Jambhiya |
| 171 | Todgatta (M) | Rural | Wangeturi |
| 172 | Todsa (S) | Rural | Todsa |
| 173 | Tumargunda Bk. | Rural | Tumargunda (S.) |
| 174 | Tumargunda Kh | Rural | Tumargunda (S.) |
| 175 | Udera (M) | Rural | Udera |
| 176 | Udera (S) | Rural | Udera |
| 177 | Umargatta | Rural | Sarkheda |
| 178 | Wadavi | Rural | Gatta |
| 179 | Wadsa Kh | Rural | Wadsa (K.) |
| 180 | Wadsakala | Rural | Wadsa (K.) |
| 181 | Waghezari (M) | Rural | Waghezari |
| 182 | Waghezari (S) | Rural | Waghezari |
| 183 | Wandoli | Rural | Sohgaon |
| 184 | Wangeturi | Rural | Wangeturi |
| 185 | Wasamundi | Urban | Not applicable |
| 186 | Wateli | Rural | Gatta |
| 187 | Wattegatta(M) | Rural | Halewara |
| 188 | Welmagad | Rural | Jaweli (K.) |
| 189 | Welmgad | Rural | Dindavi |
| 190 | Wenasar | Rural | Kasnsur |
| 191 | Yadasgondi | Rural | Pursalgondi |
| 192 | Yemali | Rural | Yemali |
| 193 | Yetawahi | Rural | Kotami |
| 194 | Zarewada | Rural | Jambhiya |
| 195 | Zurri (M) | Rural | Waghezari |
| 196 | Zurri S. | Rural | Waghezari |
Population of Etapalli Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Etapalli Tehsil has a total population of 81,713 people, consisting of 40,959 males and 40,754 females. There are 15,692 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 36 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Particulars | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 81,713 | 81,713 | 0 |
| Male Population | 40,959 | 40,959 | 0 |
| Female Population | 40,754 | 40,754 | 0 |
| Total Households | 15,692 | 15,692 | 0 |
| Population Density | 36 / km² | 36 / km² | 0 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 43,913 literate people and 11,057 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 2,893 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 66,597 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) | 11,057 | 11,057 | 0 |
| Literate Population | 43,913 | 43,913 | 0 |
| Illiterate Population | 37,800 | 37,800 | 0 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 2,893 | 2,893 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 66,597 | 66,597 | 0 |
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.