About Gowari Village

Gowari is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 586 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 618.4 hectares hectares.

Gowari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowari village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Baihar
Area (hectares)	618.4 hectares
Population	1,160
Male Population	586
Female Population	574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gowari compares

By the 2011 count Gowari is the 60th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 618.4 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Gowari

Gowari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gowari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gowari from other places

Gowari lies about 49 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 45 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 Gowari
Tehsil headquarters	Baihar	5.3 km
Nearest town	Malajkhand	14 km
Nearest railway station	Dhapewara	45 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	49 km

Villages closest to Gowari

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

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Common questions about Gowari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowari village had a population of 1,160. That makes it the 60th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Gowari village has 586 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowari has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Gowari covers 618.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gowari falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gowari is Dhapewara, about 45 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gowari.

Gowari is about 49 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gowari is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 5.3 km away. Malajkhand is about 14 km away. Dhapewara is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.