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About Gawla Village

Gawla is a small village in Anjad tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 132 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.84 hectares hectares.

Gawla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Anjad
Area (hectares) 212.84 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 132
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawla compares

By the 2011 count Gawla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,373 residents. Its 212.84 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gawla

Gawla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gawla as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Chakeri, Chhapri, Chhota Barda and Datwada. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gawla

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawla village had a population of 259. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,373 residents.

Gawla village has 132 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawla has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Gawla covers 212.84 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.

Gawla falls under Anjad tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Gawla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gawla.

Gawla is in Anjad tehsil of Barwani district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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