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About Gadha Village

Gadha is a mid sized village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 513 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 869.45 hectares hectares.

Gadha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 869.45 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 513
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadha compares

By the 2011 count Gadha is the 47th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 869.45 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Gadha

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

How far is Gadha from other places

Gadha lies about 28 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampura, about 9.9 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 Gadha
Nearest railway station Rampura 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 19 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 19 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 28 km

Villages closest to Gadha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadha village had a population of 998. That makes it the 47th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Gadha village has 513 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadha has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 885.

Gadha covers 869.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadha falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadha is Rampura, about 9.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gadha.

Gadha is about 28 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadha is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Rampura is about 9.9 km away. Bijawar is about 19 km away. Bijāwar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanti (under 2 km), Bijaipur (2.2 km) and Bhartoli (3.3 km).

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

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