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About Gadakhar Village

Gadakhar is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,464, made up of 732 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1125.37 hectares hectares.

Gadakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadakhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 1125.37 hectares
Population 1,464
Male Population 732
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadakhar compares

By the 2011 count Gadakhar is the 53rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 1125.37 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gadakhar

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

Gadakhar lies about 46 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 44 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 Gadakhar
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 31 km
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 44 km
District headquarters Betul 46 km
Nearest town Betūl 46 km

Villages closest to Gadakhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadakhar village had a population of 1,464. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Gadakhar village has 732 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadakhar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Gadakhar covers 1125.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadakhar falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadakhar is Maramjhiri, about 44 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 village for Gadakhar.

Gadakhar 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.

Gadakhar is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 31 km away. Maramjhiri is about 44 km away. Betul is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amapathar (2.0 km), Nanda (3.9 km) and Bela (7.5 km).

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

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