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About Garhpayali Village

Garhpayali is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 275 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1060.42 hectares hectares.

Garhpayali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhpayali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 1060.42 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 275
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhpayali compares

By the 2011 count Garhpayali is the 149th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 1060.42 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Garhpayali

Garhpayali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garhpayali 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 Garhpayali from other places

Garhpayali lies about 51 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 50 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 Garhpayali
Nearest town Malajkhand 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 24 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 50 km
District headquarters Balaghat 51 km

Villages closest to Garhpayali

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.

Common questions about Garhpayali

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhpayali village had a population of 579. That makes it the 149th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Garhpayali village has 275 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhpayali has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Garhpayali covers 1060.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Garhpayali is Dhapewara, about 50 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 village for Garhpayali.

Garhpayali is about 51 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhpayali is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 15 km away. Baihar is about 24 km away. Dhapewara is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandai (2.8 km), Deodongri (3.6 km) and Bhutna (4.4 km).

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

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