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About Gyanpur Village

Gyanpur is a mid sized village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 724 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569 hectares hectares.

Gyanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gyanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 569 hectares
Population 1,363
Male Population 724
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gyanpur compares

By the 2011 count Gyanpur is the 12th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 569 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Gyanpur

Gyanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gyanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gyanpur from other places

Gyanpur lies about 31 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Miyana, about 10 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 Gyanpur
Nearest railway station Miyana 10 km
Nearest town Guna 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 31 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 31 km

Villages closest to Gyanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shadhora 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 Gyanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gyanpur village had a population of 1,363. That makes it the 12th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Gyanpur village has 724 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gyanpur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Gyanpur covers 569 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gyanpur falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gyanpur is Miyana, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Gyanpur.

Gyanpur is about 31 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gyanpur is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Miyana is about 10 km away. Guna is about 30 km away. Shadhora is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhaper (2.3 km), Kankada (2.3 km) and Khanpur (2.4 km).

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

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