About Gaykham Village

Gaykham is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 272 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.39 hectares hectares.

Gaykham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaykham village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Betul
Tehsil	Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares)	582.39 hectares
Population	523
Male Population	272
Female Population	251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaykham compares

By the 2011 count Gaykham is the 191st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 582.39 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 979.

Getting to Gaykham

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

How far is Gaykham from other places

Gaykham lies about 13 km from Bhainsdehi, and the nearest railway station is Betul, about 35 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 Gaykham
Tehsil headquarters	Bhainsdehi	13 km
Nearest railway station	Betul	35 km
Nearest town	Betūl	35 km

Villages closest to Gaykham

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.

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Common questions about Gaykham

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaykham village had a population of 523. That makes it the 191st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Gaykham village has 272 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaykham has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Gaykham covers 582.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gaykham is Betul, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gaykham.

Gaykham is about 13 km from Bhainsdehi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaykham is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 13 km away. Betul is about 35 km away. Betūl is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.