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About Garkheda Village

Garkheda is a mid sized village in Maksoodangarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,461, made up of 756 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660 hectares hectares.

Garkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Maksoodangarh
Area (hectares) 660 hectares
Population 1,461
Male Population 756
Female Population 705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garkheda compares

By the 2011 count Garkheda is the 14th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 660 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Garkheda

Garkheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garkheda as Available within 5 - 10 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 Garkheda from other places

Garkheda lies about 32 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Bhulon, about 28 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 Garkheda
Nearest railway station Bhulon 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Maksoodangarh 32 km
District headquarters Guna 32 km

Villages closest to Garkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkheda village had a population of 1,461. That makes it the 14th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Garkheda village has 756 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkheda has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Garkheda covers 660 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garkheda falls under Maksoodangarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garkheda is Bhulon, about 28 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 km distance for Garkheda.

Garkheda is about 32 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garkheda is in Maksoodangarh tehsil of Guna district. Bhulon is about 28 km away. Maksoodangarh is about 32 km away. Guna 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 Karela (6.0 km), Singrampur (13 km) and Diroli (15 km).

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

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