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About Gadya Village

Gadya is a small village in Kumbhraj tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 202 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares.

Gadya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Kumbhraj
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 202
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadya compares

By the 2011 count Gadya is the 103rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 670 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 902.

Getting to Gadya

Gadya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gadya 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadya from other places

Gadya lies about 48 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Ramri, about 6.8 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 Gadya
Nearest railway station Ramri 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumbhraj 8.5 km
Nearest town Chāchaura 14 km
District headquarters Guna 48 km

Villages closest to Gadya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadya village had a population of 378. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 670 residents.

Gadya village has 202 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadya has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Gadya covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadya falls under Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadya is Ramri, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance for Gadya.

Gadya is about 48 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadya is in Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district. Ramri is about 6.8 km away. Kumbhraj is about 8.5 km away. Chāchaura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadyapura (under 2 km), Bilakhedi (under 2 km) and Kudara (1.6 km).

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

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