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About Ghurawali Village

Ghurawali is a small village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 268 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.58 hectares hectares.

Ghurawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurawali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 464.58 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 268
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 761
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghurawali compares

By the 2011 count Ghurawali is the 69th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 464.58 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Ghurawali

Ghurawali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghurawali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghurawali from other places

Ghurawali lies about 39 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 20 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 Ghurawali
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 11 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 17 km
Nearest railway station Tila 20 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 39 km

Villages closest to Ghurawali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera 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 Ghurawali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurawali village had a population of 472. That makes it the 69th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Ghurawali village has 268 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurawali has about 761 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 878.

Ghurawali covers 464.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghurawali falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghurawali is Tila, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghurawali.

Ghurawali is about 39 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurawali is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 11 km away. Bijāwar is about 17 km away. Tila is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandha (under 2 km), Bandhar (1.6 km) and Mungawari (2.3 km).

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

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