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About Gerughati Village

Gerughati is a large village in Varla tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,224, made up of 1,108 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571.41 hectares hectares.

Gerughati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerughati village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Varla
Area (hectares) 571.41 hectares
Population 2,224
Male Population 1,108
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gerughati compares

By the 2011 count Gerughati is the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,798 residents. Its 571.41 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Gerughati

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

Gerughati lies about 85 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Chavalkhede, about 41 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 Gerughati
Nearest town Chopda 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Varla 18 km
Nearest railway station Chavalkhede 41 km
District headquarters Barwani 85 km

Villages closest to Gerughati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerughati village had a population of 2,224. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,798 residents.

Gerughati village has 1,108 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerughati has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Gerughati covers 571.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gerughati falls under Varla tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gerughati is Chavalkhede, about 41 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gerughati.

Gerughati is about 85 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gerughati is in Varla tehsil of Barwani district. Chopda is about 17 km away. Varla is about 18 km away. Chavalkhede is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatti (1.9 km), Jamati (3.0 km) and Khokari (4.3 km).

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

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