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About Gadhala Village

Gadhala is a mid sized village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 428 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 693 hectares hectares.

Gadhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 693 hectares
Population 818
Male Population 428
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gadhala compares

By the 2011 count Gadhala is the 90th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 693 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Gadhala

Gadhala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadhala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadhala from other places

Gadhala lies about 30 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Piprai Gaon, about 5.5 km away. 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 Gadhala
Nearest railway station Piprai Gaon 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 14 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 30 km

Villages closest to Gadhala

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 Gadhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhala village had a population of 818. That makes it the 90th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Gadhala village has 428 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhala has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Gadhala covers 693 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gadhala is Piprai Gaon, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gadhala is about 30 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhala is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Piprai Gaon is about 5.5 km away. Mungaoli is about 14 km away. Ashoknagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mojadi (under 2 km), Barkheda Piprai (2.2 km) and Mundari (2.7 km).

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

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