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About Ghilauwa Village

Ghilauwa is a mid sized village in Gormi tehsil, in the district of Bhind, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 682 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 779 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566.41 hectares hectares.

Ghilauwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghilauwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Bhind
Tehsil Gormi
Area (hectares) 566.41 hectares
Population 1,213
Male Population 682
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 779
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 Ghilauwa compares

By the 2011 count Ghilauwa is the 36th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,799 residents. Its 566.41 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 826.

Getting to Ghilauwa

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

Ghilauwa lies about 23 km from Bhind, and the nearest railway station is Ashokhar, about 6.4 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 Ghilauwa
Tehsil headquarters Gormi 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Ashokhar 6.4 km
District headquarters Bhind 23 km

Villages closest to Ghilauwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghilauwa village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 36th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,799 residents.

Ghilauwa village has 682 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghilauwa has about 779 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 826.

Ghilauwa covers 566.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghilauwa falls under Gormi tehsil of Bhind district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghilauwa is Ashokhar, about 6.4 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 Ghilauwa.

Ghilauwa is about 23 km from Bhind in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghilauwa is in Gormi tehsil of Bhind district. Gormi is about 4.9 km away. Ashokhar is about 6.4 km away. Bhind is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pratapura (under 2 km), Achhai (under 2 km) and Akloni (under 2 km).

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

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