Narala Tehsil - Kalahandi, Odisha

Narala is an administrative tehsil in the Kalahandi district of Odisha, 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 Norla Road, while the nearest airport is Utkela Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 16.8 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 575 km², including 575.42 km² of rural area and 0.00 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 998 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Narala Tehsil

Narala Tehsil has a total of 173 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	Adring	Rural	Ghantamala
2	Alabula	Rural	Ghantamala
3	Alim	Rural	Takarla
4	Arjun Gaon	Rural	Sarian
5	Asurgarh	Rural	Mandel
6	Badadharpur	Rural	Bad-Dharpur
7	Badchiching	Rural	Santpur
8	Bafla	Rural	Bhanpur
9	Bagpur	Rural	Bagpur
10	Balbaspur	Rural	Rupra Road
11	Balisinga	Rural	Balisinga
12	Bamak	Rural	Kurmel
13	Bankel	Rural	Sargiguda
14	Bargaon	Rural	Rupra Road
15	Behera Pati	Rural	Sargiguda
16	Bhanpur	Rural	Bhanpur
17	Bhatang	Rural	Sargiguda
18	Bhatel	Rural	Sergarh
19	Bhimkela	Rural	Bhimkela
20	Bilat	Rural	Rupra Road
21	Boring Padar	Rural	Balisinga
22	Boring Padar	Rural	Rupra Road
23	Brahmani	Rural	Ghodabandha
24	Budel Padar	Rural	Sargiguda
25	Budhi Padar	Rural	Rakshi
26	Burat	Rural	Ghantamala
27	Chalikipadar	Rural	Gigina
28	Chapata Khanda	Rural	Kurmel
29	Chhatamahul	Rural	Rupra Road
30	Chian Padar	Rural	Sarian
31	Dahal	Rural	Mandel
32	Dampadar	Rural	Gigina
33	Dangargundri	Rural	Gadebandha
34	Dangarmal	Rural	Narla
35	Dasarathipur	Rural	Bhanpur
36	Deheli	Rural	Narla
37	Dendoguda	Rural	Sarian
38	Dendrabahali	Rural	Rupra Road
39	Dengsargi	Rural	Sergarh
40	Dhanramal	Rural	Rupra
41	Dhaunramal	Rural	Ghodabandha
42	Dhmankhunta	Rural	Nisangpur
43	Dhoben	Rural	Ulikupa
44	Dhurkuti	Rural	Bad-Dharpur
45	Dhusuguda	Rural	Bad-Dharpur
46	Dora Padar	Rural	Mandel
47	Dudalo	Rural	Kurmel
48	Dudung Kupa	Rural	Kurmel
49	Eknapali	Rural	Bagpur
50	Fatka Bahali	Rural	Gadebandha
51	Gade Bandh	Rural	Gadebandha
52	Ghantmal	Rural	Ghantamala
53	Ghodabandha	Rural	Ghodabandha
54	Ghughurbahali	Rural	Santpur
55	Ghughuti - Dumadangar	Rural	Nisangpur
56	Ghupti -	Rural	Nisangpur
57	Gidhamal	Rural	Gigina
58	Gigina	Rural	Gigina
59	Gokhara	Rural	Rakshi
60	Gorkel	Rural	Kurmel
61	Gudipata	Rural	Karmegaon
62	Gumapadar	Rural	Santpur
63	Gunupur	Rural	Gadebandha
64	Indramal	Rural	Ghantamala
65	Jamapada	Rural	Bagpur
66	Jampadar	Rural	Tulapada
67	Joda Bandha	Rural	Ghodabandha
68	Jodabandh	Rural	Gigina
69	Jurkabhata	Rural	Narla
70	Kalarpadar	Rural	Rupra
71	Kame Gaon	Rural	Bhanpur
72	Kanagaon	Rural	Ulikupa
73	Kanakpur	Rural	Balisinga
74	Karanja	Rural	Nisangpur
75	Karmegaon	Rural	Karmegaon
76	Karmupadar	Rural	Muskuti
77	Kendubahali	Rural	Palan
78	Kendupada	Rural	Muskuti
79	Ker Bandi	Rural	Kurmel
80	Kerandikhunti	Rural	Nisangpur
81	Kespala	Rural	Ghantamala
82	Khaichun	Rural	Rakshi
83	Khaing	Rural	Bad-Dharpur
84	Khairamal	Rural	Palan
85	Kharika	Rural	Tulapada
86	Khasbahali	Rural	Nisangpur
87	Khetupara	Rural	Takarla
88	Khirmal	Rural	Kurmel
89	Kirli Beda	Rural	Kurmel
90	Kisamunda	Rural	Nisangpur
91	Krupa Padar	Rural	Kurmel
92	Kucheijore	Rural	Bad-Dharpur
93	Kundeijharan	Rural	Takarla
94	Kurmel	Rural	Kurmel
95	Kusmel	Rural	Kurmel
96	Kuten	Rural	Muskuti
97	Kutingpadar	Rural	Santpur
98	Lakhguda	Rural	Rupra Road
99	Lakhpadar	Rural	Bhimkela
100	Lamsinga	Rural	Ghodabandha
101	Limur Singa	Rural	Sergarh
102	Luhajore	Rural	Gadebandha
103	Madhel	Rural	Santpur
104	Mahagaon	Rural	Deogaon
105	Mandel	Rural	Mandel
106	Mursing	Rural	Karmegaon
107	Muskuti	Rural	Muskuti
108	Nagajhari	Rural	Bad-Dharpur
109	Nakatipani Munda	Rural	Nisangpur
110	Narla	Rural	Narla
111	Nisanpur	Rural	Nisangpur
112	Pajibahali	Rural	Santpur
113	Pajidahani	Rural	Bad-Dharpur
114	Palam	Rural	Palan
115	Palasapada	Rural	Bhimkela
116	Panimunda	Rural	Nisangpur
117	Parbangi	Rural	Ulikupa
118	Patangpadar	Rural	Kurmel
119	Pipal Padar	Rural	Bagpur
120	Ponga	Rural	Kurmel
121	Pujipadar	Rural	Mandel
122	Raidhunipadar	Rural	Takarla
123	Raksi	Rural	Bhanpur
124	Raksi	Rural	Rakshi
125	Ranipata	Rural	Gadebandha
126	Ratanpur	Rural	Tulapada
127	Ratul	Rural	Bad-Dharpur
128	Regedimal	Rural	Narla
129	Rekpur	Rural	Narla
130	Rindabahali	Rural	Takarla
131	Rohinipara	Rural	Muskuti
132	Rukhamunda	Rural	Bagpur
133	Ruphuda	Rural	Rupra
134	Rupraroad	Rural	Rupra Road
135	Sadengtara	Rural	Tulapada
136	Salebhata	Rural	Palan
137	Saling	Rural	Muskuti
138	Samarkota	Rural	Narla
139	San Gundri	Rural	Gadebandha
140	Sanadhar Pur	Rural	Bad-Dharpur
141	Sanchiching	Rural	Santpur
142	Sankarmal	Rural	Santpur
143	Santpur	Rural	Santpur
144	Sapdahani	Rural	Bad-Dharpur
145	Sargiguda	Rural	Sargiguda
146	Saria	Rural	Sarian
147	Sergarh	Rural	Sergarh
148	Sikerbandha	Rural	Narla
149	Sinang	Rural	Gigina
150	Sinangbahali	Rural	Nisangpur
151	Sonepur	Rural	Bad-Dharpur
152	Sripalli	Rural	Sergarh
153	Sripur	Rural	Gigina
154	Sudingpadar	Rural	Takarla
155	Sukunabhata	Rural	Santpur
156	Surupadar	Rural	Paralasinga
157	Takarla	Rural	Takarla
158	Tangari Dangar	Rural	Rupra
159	Taparang	Rural	Gigina
160	Tentulikhunti	Rural	Bagpur
161	Tentulipadar	Rural	Bad-Dharpur
162	Terlo	Rural	Balisinga
163	Thapen	Rural	Palan
164	Thuapadar	Rural	Muskuti
165	Tikirapara	Rural	Bad-Dharpur
166	Tileimal	Rural	Ghantamala
167	Titkela	Rural	Rupra
168	Tulagaon	Rural	Sargiguda
169	Tulapada	Rural	Tulapada
170	Tuting	Rural	Rupra
171	Ulikupa	Rural	Ulikupa
172	Ulisirka	Rural	Sargiguda
173	Upher	Rural	Sergarh

Population of Narala Tehsil

According to the 2011 Census, Narala Tehsil had a total population of 1,09,499 people living in 28,822 households. The population comprised 54,796 males and 54,703 females, with an average population density of 190 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,09,499	1,09,499	0
Male Population	54,796	54,796	0
Female Population	54,703	54,703	0
Total Households	28,822	28,822	0
Population Density	190 / km²	190 / km²	0 / km²

Narala Tehsil had 62,555 literate people and 14,906 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 20,535 and 31,303 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	14,906	14,906
Literate Population	62,555	62,555
Illiterate Population	46,944	46,944
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	20,535	20,535
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	31,303	31,303

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)	Narala (नर्ला)
District	Kalahandi
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Norla Road
Total Area	575 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	998
Total Population (2011)	1,09,499
Density	190/km²
Total Villages	173

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Dharamgarh	Golamunda
Jayapatna	Junagarh
Kalahandi	Kesinga
Kokasara	Lanjigarh
Madanpur Rampur	Thuamul Rampur