Kandhar Tehsil - Nanded, Maharashtra

Kandhar is an administrative tehsil in the Nanded 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 Huzur Sahib Nanded, while the nearest airport is Nanded Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 31.8 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 807 km², including 795.86 km² of rural area and 11.08 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 930 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kandhar Tehsil

Kandhar Tehsil has a total of 133 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	Abulaga	Rural	Ambulga
2	Alegaon	Rural	Alegaon
3	Aural	Rural	Aural
4	Babulgaon	Rural	Babhulgaon
5	Bachoti	Rural	Bachoti
6	Bahadarpura	Rural	Bhadarpura
7	Balantwadi	Rural	Balantwadi
8	Bamni P.K.	Rural	Bamni (Pk)
9	Barul	Rural	Barul
10	Bhandar Kumthyachiwadi	Rural	Bhandarkuthyachiwadi
11	Bhendewadi	Rural	Bhendewadi
12	Bhukmari	Rural	Bhukmari
13	Bhutyachiwadi	Rural	Bhutyachiwadi
14	Bijewadi	Rural	Bijewadi
15	Binda	Rural	Gunda
16	Bolka	Rural	Bolka
17	Bori Bk.	Rural	Bori (Bk)
18	Bori Kh.	Rural	Bori (Kh)
19	Bramhwadi	Rural	Ambulga
20	Chauki (Mahakaya)	Rural	Chowki Mahakaya
21	Chauki Dharnapuri	Rural	Chowki Dharmapuri
22	Chaukipaya	Rural	Barul
23	Chikhal Bhosi	Rural	Chikhalbhosi
24	Chikhali	Rural	Chikhali
25	Chincholi P.K.	Rural	Chincholi (Pk)
26	Dahikalamba	Rural	Dahikalamba
27	Daithana	Rural	Daithna
28	Datala	Rural	Datala
29	Devla Naik Tanda	Rural	Panshewdi
30	Dhanora (Kavtha)	Rural	Dhanora Kautha
31	Dharmapuri Majare	Rural	Majre Dharmapuri
32	Digras Bk.	Rural	Digras (Bk)
33	Digras Kh.	Rural	Gandhinagar
34	Dinda	Rural	Gunda
35	Durgatanda	Rural	Nagalgaon
36	Gana Tanda	Rural	Talyachiwadi
37	Ganganbid	Rural	Ganganbid
38	Gaul	Rural	Mansingwadi
39	Ghagardarwadi	Rural	Ghagardara
40	Ghodaj	Rural	Ghodaj
41	Ghubadwadi	Rural	Ghubadwadi
42	Gogdari	Rural	Gogdari
43	Gonar	Rural	Gonar
44	Gulabwadi	Rural	Gulab Wadi
45	Gunda	Rural	Gunda
46	Guntur	Rural	Guntur
47	Guttewadi	Rural	Guttewadi
48	Hadoli Brham	Rural	Hadoli (Br)
49	Halda	Rural	Halda
50	Hanmantwadi	Rural	Hanmantwadi
51	Harbal P.K.	Rural	Harbal (Pk)
52	Hasul	Rural	Hasul
53	Hatkayal	Rural	Hatkayal
54	Hiparga Shadivan	Rural	Hipperga Shaha
55	Hisse Aural	Rural	Aural
56	Imamwadi	Rural	Imamwadi
57	Jakapur	Rural	Jakapur
58	Jangamwadi	Rural	Jangamwadi
59	Jayram Tanda	Rural	Nagalgaon
60	Kalka	Rural	Kalka
61	Kallali	Rural	Kalhali
62	Kandhar	Urban	Not applicable
63	Kandharewadi	Rural	Kandharewadi
64	Kartala	Rural	Kartala
65	Katkalmba	Rural	Katkalamba
66	Kautha	Rural	Kautha
67	Kauthawadi	Rural	Kautha
68	Khandgaon Hamid	Rural	Khandgaon
69	Khudyachiwadi	Rural	Khudyachiwadi
70	Kot Bazar	Rural	Kotbazar
71	Kurla	Rural	Kurula
72	Lachchmatanda	Rural	Rui
73	Ladka	Rural	Ladka
74	Lalwadi	Rural	Lalwadi
75	Lath Kh.	Rural	Lath (Kh)
76	Madali	Rural	Madali
77	Mahalingi	Rural	Mahalingi
78	Majare Warwat	Rural	Barul
79	Manaspuri	Rural	Manaspuri
80	Mangal Sangvi	Rural	Mangal Sangvi
81	Mangnali	Rural	Mangnali
82	Marshivni	Rural	Marshivni
83	Masalaga	Rural	Masalga
84	Matandoh	Unmapped	Not applicable
85	Mohija	Rural	Mohija
86	Mundewadi Tarf Khandobachiwadi	Rural	Mundewadi
87	Nagalgaon	Rural	Nagalgaon
88	Naiknagar	Rural	Kurula
89	Nandanshivani	Rural	Nandanshivni
90	Nandanwan	Rural	Nandanwan
91	Narnali	Rural	Narnali
92	Narpatwadi (Jivlatanda)	Rural	Kurula
93	Naugharwadi	Rural	Nawgharwadi
94	Navrangpura	Rural	Nawrangpura
95	Nawandyachiwadi	Rural	Nawandiyachiwadi
96	Nehrunagar	Rural	Nagalgaon
97	Osmannagar	Rural	Usman Nagar
98	Panbhoshi	Rural	Panbhoshi
99	Pangra	Rural	Pangra
100	Panshevadi	Rural	Panshewdi
101	Paranda	Rural	Mohija
102	Patalganga	Rural	Patalganga
103	Pethwadaj	Rural	Pethwadaj
104	Phulwal	Rural	Phulwal
105	Pimpalyachiwadi	Rural	Ambulga
106	Pokharni	Rural	Pokharni
107	Pomatanda (Rekhatanda)	Rural	Kurula
108	Rahati	Rural	Rahati
109	Ramanaik Tanda	Rural	Rama Naik Tanda
110	Rautkheda	Rural	Rautkheda
111	Rui	Rural	Rui
112	Sangamwadi	Rural	Sangamwadi
113	Sanguchiwadi	Rural	Sanguchiwadi
114	Sawargaon Nipani	Rural	Sawargaon (Ni)
115	Sawleshwar	Rural	Sawaleshwar
116	Shekapur	Rural	Shekapur
117	Shellaliwadi	Rural	Shelali
118	Shiradhon	Rural	Shiradhon
119	Shirsi Bk.	Rural	Shirshi (Bjk)
120	Shirsi Kh.	Rural	Shirshi (Kh)
121	Shirur	Rural	Shirur
122	Somthana	Rural	Somthana
123	Talyachiwadi	Rural	Talyachiwadi
124	Telur	Rural	Telur
125	Tokwadi	Rural	Ambulga
126	Udatanda	Rural	Nagalgaon
127	Umarga Khojan	Rural	Umarga (Kho)
128	Umraj.	Rural	Umraj
129	Wahad	Rural	Wahad
130	Wakhrad	Rural	Wakharad
131	Wanjarwadi	Rural	Wanjarwadi
132	Warwant	Rural	Warwant
133	Yelur	Rural	Yellur

Population of Kandhar Tehsil

According to the 2011 Census, Kandhar Tehsil had a total population of 2,48,870 people living in 48,607 households. The population comprised 1,28,953 males and 1,19,917 females, with an average population density of 308 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,48,870	2,24,027	24,843
Male Population	1,28,953	1,15,905	13,048
Female Population	1,19,917	1,08,122	11,795
Total Households	48,607	44,196	4,411
Population Density	308 / km²	281 / km²	2,242 / km²

Kandhar Tehsil had 1,57,983 literate people and 35,162 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 52,795 and 7,314 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	35,162	31,957	3,205
Literate Population	1,57,983	1,40,891	17,092
Illiterate Population	90,887	83,136	7,751
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	52,795	47,195	5,600
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	7,314	7,232	82

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)	Kandhar (कंधार)
District	Nanded
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Huzur Sahib Nanded
Total Area	807 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	930
Total Population (2011)	2,48,870
Density	308/km²
Total Villages	133

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