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About Gaunapura Village

Gaunapura is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 170 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.075 hectares hectares.

Gaunapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaunapura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 506.075 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 170
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaunapura compares

By the 2011 count Gaunapura is the 99th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 506.075 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Gaunapura

Gaunapura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaunapura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaunapura from other places

Gaunapura lies about 46 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Dhodramohar, about 9.4 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 Gaunapura
Nearest railway station Dhodramohar 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 14 km
Nearest town Sārni 32 km
District headquarters Betul 46 km

Villages closest to Gaunapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaunapura village had a population of 326. That makes it the 99th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Gaunapura village has 170 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaunapura has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Gaunapura covers 506.075 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaunapura falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaunapura is Dhodramohar, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gaunapura.

Gaunapura is about 46 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaunapura is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Dhodramohar is about 9.4 km away. Shahpur is about 14 km away. Sārni is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranapura (under 2 km), Bhatna (under 2 km) and Dhasai Mal (2.1 km).

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

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