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About Gehalgaon Village

Gehalgaon is a small village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 156 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.24 hectares hectares.

Gehalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gehalgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 611.24 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 156
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gehalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Gehalgaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 611.24 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Gehalgaon

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

Gehalgaon lies about 72 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 32 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 Gehalgaon
Nearest town Barwāni 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 18 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 32 km
District headquarters Dhar 72 km

Villages closest to Gehalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gehalgaon village had a population of 327. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Gehalgaon village has 156 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gehalgaon has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Gehalgaon covers 611.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gehalgaon falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gehalgaon is Hathi gate station, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Gehalgaon.

Gehalgaon is about 72 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gehalgaon is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Barwāni is about 6.1 km away. Kukshi is about 18 km away. Hathi gate station is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaparkheda (1.7 km), Naingaon (1.7 km) and Chikhalda (2.0 km).

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

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