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About Gaunajhola Village

Gaunajhola is a small village in Paraswada tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 122 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.57 hectares hectares.

Gaunajhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaunajhola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Paraswada
Area (hectares) 96.57 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 122
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
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 Gaunajhola compares

By the 2011 count Gaunajhola is the 120th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 96.57 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Gaunajhola

Gaunajhola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaunajhola 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 Gaunajhola from other places

Gaunajhola lies about 28 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Samnapur, about 22 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 Gaunajhola
Nearest railway station Samnapur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Paraswada 28 km
District headquarters Balaghat 28 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 28 km

Villages closest to Gaunajhola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaunajhola village had a population of 264. That makes it the 120th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Gaunajhola village has 122 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaunajhola has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

Gaunajhola covers 96.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaunajhola falls under Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaunajhola is Samnapur, about 22 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 Gaunajhola.

Gaunajhola is about 28 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaunajhola is in Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district. Samnapur is about 22 km away. Paraswada is about 28 km away. Balaghat is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitpuri Theke (under 2 km), Khursud Mal (under 2 km) and Khursud Ryt (under 2 km).

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

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