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About Gwaljhiri Village

Gwaljhiri is a small village in Sardarpur tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 37 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 757 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares.

Gwaljhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwaljhiri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Sardarpur
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 37
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 757
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gwaljhiri compares

By the 2011 count Gwaljhiri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Gwaljhiri

Gwaljhiri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gwaljhiri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gwaljhiri from other places

Gwaljhiri lies about 60 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 22 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 Gwaljhiri
Nearest town Jhābua 16 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sardarpur 27 km
District headquarters Dhar 60 km

Villages closest to Gwaljhiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwaljhiri village had a population of 65. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents.

Gwaljhiri village has 37 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwaljhiri has about 757 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Gwaljhiri covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gwaljhiri falls under Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gwaljhiri is Tanda Road, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gwaljhiri.

Gwaljhiri is about 60 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwaljhiri is in Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district. Jhābua is about 16 km away. Tanda Road is about 22 km away. Sardarpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khakariya Jhiri (under 2 km), Nawapada (4.9 km) and Bhamti (8.4 km).

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

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