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About Gahbara Village

Gahbara is a large village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,091, made up of 2,231 males and 1,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3172.73 hectares hectares.

Gahbara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahbara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 3172.73 hectares
Population 4,091
Male Population 2,231
Female Population 1,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
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 Gahbara compares

By the 2011 count Gahbara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 3172.73 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Gahbara

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

Gahbara lies about 71 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mataundh, about 21 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 Gahbara
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Mataundh 21 km
Nearest town Lauri 23 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 71 km

Villages closest to Gahbara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahbara village had a population of 4,091. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Gahbara village has 2,231 males and 1,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahbara has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Gahbara covers 3172.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gahbara falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahbara is Mataundh, about 21 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 Gahbara.

Gahbara is about 71 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahbara is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 3.9 km away. Mataundh is about 21 km away. Lauri 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 Kiwati (3.1 km), Sichahri (3.8 km) and Gaurihar (3.9 km).

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

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