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About Gujri Village

Gujri is a large village in Dharampuri tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,123, made up of 1,634 males and 1,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.09 hectares hectares.

Gujri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gujri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Dharampuri
Area (hectares) 188.09 hectares
Population 3,123
Male Population 1,634
Female Population 1,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gujri compares

By the 2011 count Gujri is the 8th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,350 residents. Its 188.09 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Gujri

Gujri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gujri as Available within village. 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 Gujri from other places

Gujri lies about 38 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Patalpani Waterfall, about 37 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 Gujri
Nearest town Dhāmnod 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharampuri 25 km
Nearest railway station Patalpani Waterfall 37 km
District headquarters Dhar 38 km

Villages closest to Gujri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gujri village had a population of 3,123. That makes it the 8th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,350 residents.

Gujri village has 1,634 males and 1,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujri has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Gujri covers 188.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gujri falls under Dharampuri tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gujri is Patalpani Waterfall, about 37 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gujri.

Gujri is about 38 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gujri is in Dharampuri tehsil of Dhar district. Dhāmnod is about 13 km away. Dharampuri is about 25 km away. Patalpani Waterfall is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehariya (under 2 km), Hanmantya (under 2 km) and Sirsodiya (1.6 km).

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

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