The district consists 2 sub-divisions, Barwani and Sendhwa which are further divided into 8 tahsils, Barwani, Sendhwa, Pansemal, Niwali, Thikari, Pati, Anjad and Rajpur and 7 developmental blocks, Barwani, Pati, Sendhawa, Pansemal, Niwali, Thikari and Rajpur.
Similarly from Sailkot came Mian Mota, who first settled in Jaswan-Kopti near Gurdaspur and then in Rajpur near Hoshiarpur, whence he founded Narur in Kapurthala, naming it after the elder of his two sons Nar Chand and Zahir Chand .
A Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry regiment, led by Major G.P.S. Virk and stationed at the Sabaur thana, was overseeing Chandheri and the neighbouring settlement of Rajpur.
Jalotra, Solaiya, Pamol, Paldi, Rangakui, Kamalpur, Dagavdia, Bakarpur, Charada, Samov Ucharpi, Tavadia, Khara, Khandosan, Basna, Bamosana, Mevad, Punasan, Boriyavi, Vaghvadi, Unad, Kheralu, Chada, Gunja, Motihirvani, Gorisana, Rajpur, Khatoda, Vithoda, Balva, Chitrodipura, Ranavas, Dhanera, Deesa, Dhinoj, Panthavada, Vav, Tharad, Palanpur Kharodiya, Vadgam Sedrasan and Kukas.