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About Gilaropa Village

Gilaropa is a mid sized village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 641 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543 hectares hectares.

Gilaropa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilaropa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 543 hectares
Population 1,244
Male Population 641
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gilaropa compares

By the 2011 count Gilaropa is the 41st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 543 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Gilaropa

Gilaropa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gilaropa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gilaropa from other places

Gilaropa lies about 35 km from Ashoknagar. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gilaropa
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 18 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 35 km

Villages closest to Gilaropa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mungaoli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gilaropa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilaropa village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 41st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Gilaropa village has 641 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilaropa has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

Gilaropa covers 543 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gilaropa falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Gilaropa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gilaropa.

Gilaropa is about 35 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gilaropa is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Mungaoli is about 18 km away. Ashoknagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasan Khedi (2.6 km), Hajookhedi (2.9 km) and Oder (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gilaropa today is likely to be higher.

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