Karwi Tehsil - Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh
Karwi is an administrative tehsil in the Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Karwi is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Khoh, while the nearest airport is Satna Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 58.2 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 2,390 km², including 2,368.87 km² rural area and 20.77 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 875 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Karwi Tehsil
Karwi Tehsil has a total of 197 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 | Ahmad Ganj | Rural | Ranipur Bhatt |
| 2 | Airan Mafi | Rural | Dubari |
| 3 | Akbarpur (B) | Rural | Akbarpur B |
| 4 | Amanpur | Rural | Amanpur |
| 5 | Amarpur | Rural | Kanthipur |
| 6 | Amenpur Chhiwalaha | Rural | Bihara Pal Dav |
| 7 | Amiliha | Rural | Amiliha |
| 8 | Asoh | Rural | Asoh |
| 9 | Baboopur | Rural | Baboopur |
| 10 | Baboopur Chakala | Rural | Samaria Jagannath Wasi |
| 11 | Baglai | Rural | Baglai |
| 12 | Baihar | Rural | Baihar |
| 13 | Bakta Bujurg | Rural | Bakta Bujurg |
| 14 | Balapur Khalasa | Rural | Balapur Khalasa |
| 15 | Balapur Mafi | Rural | Balapur Mafi |
| 16 | Banadi | Rural | Banadi |
| 17 | Bandar Coal | Rural | Balapur Mafi |
| 18 | Bandari | Rural | Bandari |
| 19 | Bandhuin | Rural | Chhipani Bahar Khera |
| 20 | Bankat (B. N. P) | Rural | Bankat |
| 21 | Banwaripur | Rural | Itroul Bhikhampur |
| 22 | Bara Mafi | Rural | Bara Mafi |
| 23 | Barachh | Rural | Barachh |
| 24 | Barampur | Rural | Ranipur Khaki |
| 25 | Barkol | Rural | Deloura |
| 26 | Barwara | Rural | Barwara |
| 27 | Beera | Rural | Baglai |
| 28 | Beera Nisp | Rural | Baglai |
| 29 | Bhabha Mafi | Rural | Chhechheriha Khurd |
| 30 | Bhaganpur | Rural | Bhaganpur |
| 31 | Bhagwatpur | Rural | Bhagawatpur |
| 32 | Bhaisaundha | Rural | Bhaisaundha |
| 33 | Bhambhai | Rural | Bhamai |
| 34 | Bhambhoura | Rural | Bhambhoura |
| 35 | Bhanga | Rural | Machhariha |
| 36 | Bharatpur Bhaisaudha | Rural | Bharatpur Bhaisaudha |
| 37 | Bharatpur Pahara | Rural | Bharatpur Bhaisaudha |
| 38 | Bharatpur Taraw | Rural | Bharatpur Bhaisaudha |
| 39 | Bharkorra | Rural | Bharkorra |
| 40 | Bharthoul | Rural | Bharthoul |
| 41 | Bhatoura | Rural | Dhorahi Mafi |
| 42 | Bhawanipur | Rural | Bhagawatpur |
| 43 | Bhikhampur | Rural | Pahara |
| 44 | Bhita Khera Kanthi Khera | Rural | Bhita Khera Kanthi Khera |
| 45 | Bhuihari Mafi | Rural | Bhuihari Mafi |
| 46 | Bihara | Rural | Bihara Pal Dav |
| 47 | Boodha | Rural | Boodha Semarwar |
| 48 | Chak Bhatoura | Rural | Dhorahi Mafi |
| 49 | Chak Bhupat | Rural | Balapur Mafi |
| 50 | Chak Jafar | Rural | Chak Jafar |
| 51 | Chak Lakhanpur | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 52 | Chak Lohasar | Rural | Balapur Mafi |
| 53 | Chak Mali | Rural | Amanpur |
| 54 | Chak Mogari Mafi | Rural | Samaria Jagannath Wasi |
| 55 | Chak Rauli | Rural | Rauli Kalyanpur |
| 56 | Chakala Chak Mongari Mafi | Rural | Samaria Jagannath Wasi |
| 57 | Chakala Guru Baba | Rural | Kalla |
| 58 | Chakala Rajrani | Rural | Ranipur Bhatt |
| 59 | Chakala Sitapur | Rural | Sitapur Mafi |
| 60 | Chakaundh | Rural | Chakaundh |
| 61 | Chandra Gahna | Rural | Chandra Gahna Mafi |
| 62 | Chhapara Mafi | Rural | Chhapara Mafi |
| 63 | Chhechheriha Bujurg | Rural | Chhechheriha Bujurg |
| 64 | Chhechheriha Khurd | Rural | Chhechheriha Khurd |
| 65 | Chhipani Bahar Kheda | Rural | Chhipani Bahar Khera |
| 66 | Chilla Mafi | Rural | Chilla Mafi |
| 67 | Chitara Gokulpur | Rural | Sangrampur |
| 68 | Dahini | Rural | Dahini |
| 69 | Dalpatpur | Rural | Saipur |
| 70 | Deloura | Rural | Deloura |
| 71 | Dhaurahi Mafi | Rural | Dhorahi Mafi |
| 72 | Dholbaja | Rural | Bandari |
| 73 | Dighari | Rural | Sakrouli |
| 74 | Doman Khera | Rural | Garhi Ghat |
| 75 | Dubari | Rural | Dubari |
| 76 | Dugawa | Rural | Dugawa |
| 77 | Gadhiwa | Rural | Banadi |
| 78 | Gadraha | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 79 | Garhi Ghat | Rural | Garhi Ghat |
| 80 | Gaura Coni | Rural | Bachharan |
| 81 | Gauri Mafi | Rural | Dubari |
| 82 | Ghuratanpur | Rural | Ghuratanpur |
| 83 | Gobaria | Rural | Kapsethi |
| 84 | Gobariya Buzurg | Rural | Gobriya Bujurg |
| 85 | Gonda | Rural | Gaunda |
| 86 | Gopalpur | Rural | Purwa Tarouha |
| 87 | Hariharpur | Rural | Hariharpur |
| 88 | Harsauli | Rural | Sangrampur |
| 89 | Heerapur | Rural | Rauli Kalyanpur |
| 90 | Hinouta Mafi | Rural | Hinouta Mafi |
| 91 | Hunda | Rural | Bhagawatpur |
| 92 | Itaura | Rural | Itaura |
| 93 | Itkhari | Rural | Itkhari |
| 94 | Itroul Bhikhampur | Rural | Itroul Bhikhampur |
| 95 | Jariha | Rural | Baboopur |
| 96 | Kadarganj | Rural | Kadarganj |
| 97 | Kaheta Mafi | Rural | Kaheta Mafi |
| 98 | Kalla | Rural | Kalla |
| 99 | Kaloopur | Rural | Balapur Khalasa |
| 100 | Kanchanpur | Rural | Kanthipur |
| 101 | Kanthipur | Rural | Kanthipur |
| 102 | Kapna | Rural | Itaura |
| 103 | Kapsethi | Rural | Kapsethi |
| 104 | Karari | Rural | Karari |
| 105 | Karwi Mafi (A. N. P) | Rural | Karwi Mafi |
| 106 | Karwi Sarkar | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 107 | Kasahai | Rural | Kasahai |
| 108 | Katara Gudar | Rural | Deloura |
| 109 | Kauhari | Rural | Kauhari |
| 110 | Kaundar | Rural | Bakta Bujurg |
| 111 | Kazipur | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 112 | Khairi | Rural | Sakrouli |
| 113 | Khajuriha | Rural | Khajuriha |
| 114 | Khamariya | Rural | Khamariya |
| 115 | Khar Senda | Rural | Khar Senda |
| 116 | Kharaiha | Rural | Dugawa |
| 117 | Khoh | Rural | Khoh |
| 118 | Khohi | Rural | Balapur Mafi |
| 119 | Khutaha | Rural | Khutaha |
| 120 | Khutaura | Rural | Bakta Bujurg |
| 121 | Kila Bag | Rural | Sitapur Mafi |
| 122 | Kila Madfa | Rural | Bhagawatpur |
| 123 | Kodupur | Rural | Kanthipur |
| 124 | Kol Gadhiya | Rural | Kol Gadhiya |
| 125 | Kolhua Mafi | Rural | Khamariya |
| 126 | Kolouha | Rural | Bhagawatpur |
| 127 | Kota | Rural | Kanthipur |
| 128 | Laudhwara | Rural | Laudhwara |
| 129 | Laxmanpur | Rural | Kanthipur |
| 130 | Lodhia Bujurg | Rural | Lodhia Khurd |
| 131 | Lodhia Khurd | Rural | Lodhia Khurd |
| 132 | Lokhariha | Rural | Bandari |
| 133 | Look | Rural | Patunda |
| 134 | Lyonjha | Rural | Dhorahi Mafi |
| 135 | Machhariha | Rural | Machhariha |
| 136 | Mahuta Rupouli | Rural | Bhambhoura |
| 137 | Majhiyar | Rural | Pachokhar |
| 138 | Makari Pahara | Rural | Makari Pahara |
| 139 | Makari Paldeo | Rural | Makari Pahara |
| 140 | Manhai Mafi | Rural | Manhai Mafi |
| 141 | Manpur | Rural | Manpur |
| 142 | Marjadpur | Rural | Kol Gadhiya |
| 143 | Mau (B) | Rural | Mau B |
| 144 | Mawai Pahara | Rural | Hariharpur |
| 145 | Mawai Taraw | Rural | Hariharpur |
| 146 | Mukundpur | Rural | Mukundpur |
| 147 | Nandi | Rural | Nandi |
| 148 | Narainpur | Rural | Chandra Gahna Mafi |
| 149 | Pachokhar | Rural | Pachokhar |
| 150 | Padari | Rural | Padari |
| 151 | Pahadi Bujurg | Rural | Pahari Bujurg |
| 152 | Pahadi Bujurg Sani | Rural | Pahari Bujurg Sani |
| 153 | Pahara | Rural | Pahara |
| 154 | Pahi | Rural | Pahi |
| 155 | Parsaunja | Rural | Parsaunja |
| 156 | Pataunda | Rural | Patunda |
| 157 | Path Raudi | Rural | Path Raudi |
| 158 | Patiya Japti | Rural | Kauhari |
| 159 | Patwariya Awwal | Rural | Kal Waliya |
| 160 | Pitupur | Rural | Barachh |
| 161 | Purwa Tarouha | Rural | Purwa Tarouha |
| 162 | Quazipur | Rural | Karari |
| 163 | Ramayapur | Rural | Ramayapur |
| 164 | Rampur Mafi | Rural | Bharatpur Bhaisaudha |
| 165 | Rampur Paldeo | Rural | Mukundpur |
| 166 | Rampur Tarouha | Rural | Boodha Semarwar |
| 167 | Rangoli | Rural | Rangoli |
| 168 | Ranipur Bhatt | Rural | Ranipur Bhatt |
| 169 | Ranipur Khaki | Rural | Ranipur Khaki |
| 170 | Ranipur Tarouha | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 171 | Rasin | Rural | Rasin |
| 172 | Rauli Kalayanpur | Rural | Rauli Kalyanpur |
| 173 | Rehuta | Rural | Rehuta |
| 174 | Ripurwa Mafi | Rural | Ripurwa Mafi |
| 175 | Sabhapur Tarao | Rural | Khajuriha |
| 176 | Saipur Mafi | Rural | Saipur |
| 177 | Sakrouli | Rural | Sakrouli |
| 178 | Samaria Jagannath Wasi | Rural | Samaria Jagannath Wasi |
| 179 | Sambhapur | Rural | Barachh |
| 180 | Sangrampur | Rural | Sangrampur |
| 181 | Sapaha | Rural | Sapaha |
| 182 | Semarwar | Rural | Boodha Semarwar |
| 183 | Sheo Rajapur Pahad | Rural | Hariharpur |
| 184 | Sheo Rajpur Mafi | Rural | Hariharpur |
| 185 | Sheo Rampur | Rural | Sheo Rampur |
| 186 | Shitalpur Kaunhas | Rural | Tambani |
| 187 | Siddhpur | Rural | Siddhpur |
| 188 | Sikariya | Rural | Taura |
| 189 | Sirkhori | Rural | Bandari |
| 190 | Sitapur Mafi | Rural | Sitapur Mafi |
| 191 | Sudinpur | Rural | Sudinpur |
| 192 | Tambani | Rural | Tambani |
| 193 | Taraw | Rural | Taraw |
| 194 | Tarouha Rural | Urban | Not applicable |
| 195 | Taura | Rural | Taura |
| 196 | Tharri | Rural | Bhaganpur |
| 197 | Titihara | Rural | Titihara |
Population of Karwi Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Karwi Tehsil has a total population of 7,09,972 people, consisting of 3,78,603 males and 3,31,369 females. There are 1,21,398 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 297 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 7,09,972 | 6,27,079 | 82,893 |
| Male Population | 3,78,603 | 3,34,804 | 43,799 |
| Female Population | 3,31,369 | 2,92,275 | 39,094 |
| Total Households | 1,21,398 | 1,06,671 | 14,727 |
| Population Density | 297 / km² | 265 / km² | 3,991 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 3,80,678 literate people and 1,22,256 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 1,91,747 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 1,22,256 | 1,11,090 | 11,166 |
| Literate Population | 3,80,678 | 3,25,288 | 55,390 |
| Illiterate Population | 3,29,294 | 3,01,791 | 27,503 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 1,91,747 | 1,75,849 | 15,898 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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.