About Gurgunda Village

Gurgunda is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,223, made up of 612 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683 hectares hectares.

Gurgunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurgunda village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Betul
Tehsil	Shahpur
Area (hectares)	683 hectares
Population	1,223
Male Population	612
Female Population	611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gurgunda compares

By the 2011 count Gurgunda is the 34th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 683 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 991.

Getting to Gurgunda

Gurgunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurgunda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gurgunda from other places

Gurgunda lies about 41 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Magardoh, about 2.6 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 Gurgunda
Nearest railway station	Magardoh	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	8.2 km
Nearest town	Sārni	34 km
District headquarters	Betul	41 km

Villages closest to Gurgunda

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.

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Common questions about Gurgunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurgunda village had a population of 1,223. That makes it the 34th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Gurgunda village has 612 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurgunda has about 998 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 991.

Gurgunda covers 683 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gurgunda is Magardoh, about 2.6 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 village for Gurgunda.

Gurgunda is about 41 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurgunda is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Magardoh is about 2.6 km away. Shahpur is about 8.2 km away. Sārni is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.