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About Gugwara Village

Gugwara is a mid sized village in Buxwaha tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 741 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 840 hectares hectares.

Gugwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gugwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Buxwaha
Area (hectares) 840 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 741
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gugwara compares

By the 2011 count Gugwara is the 11th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 840 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 847.

Getting to Gugwara

Gugwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gugwara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gugwara from other places

Gugwara lies about 91 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Patharia, about 33 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 Gugwara
Tehsil headquarters Buxwaha 15 km
Nearest town Banda 26 km
Nearest railway station Patharia 33 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 91 km

Villages closest to Gugwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gugwara village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 11th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Gugwara village has 741 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gugwara has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 847.

Gugwara covers 840 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gugwara falls under Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gugwara is Patharia, about 33 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 village for Gugwara.

Gugwara is about 91 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gugwara is in Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Buxwaha is about 15 km away. Banda is about 26 km away. Patharia is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budi Syamar (1.5 km), Berkhedi (1.8 km) and Bijawali (1.9 km).

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

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