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About Gadra Village

Gadra is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 516 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1587.92 hectares hectares.

Gadra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 1587.92 hectares
Population 1,017
Male Population 516
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Gadra compares

By the 2011 count Gadra is the 94th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 1587.92 hectares work out to about 0.6 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Gadra

Gadra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gadra 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 Gadra from other places

Gadra lies about 55 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Gudankhapa, about 3.9 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 Gadra
Nearest railway station Gudankhapa 3.9 km
Nearest town Shendurjana 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 18 km
District headquarters Betul 55 km

Villages closest to Gadra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadra village had a population of 1,017. That makes it the 94th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Gadra village has 516 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadra has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Gadra covers 1587.92 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.

Gadra falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadra is Gudankhapa, about 3.9 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 Gadra.

Gadra is about 55 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadra is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Gudankhapa is about 3.9 km away. Shendurjana is about 16 km away. Multai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilhati (3.9 km), Birolijhilpa (3.9 km) and Somgarh (5.6 km).

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

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