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About Gaumukh Village

Gaumukh is a small village in Raghogarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 233 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares.

Gaumukh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaumukh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Raghogarh
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 233
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
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 Gaumukh compares

By the 2011 count Gaumukh is the 80th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 679 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 909.

Getting to Gaumukh

Gaumukh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gaumukh 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 Gaumukh from other places

Gaumukh lies about 35 km from Guna. 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 Gaumukh
Tehsil headquarters Raghogarh 14 km
Nearest town Rāghogarh 14 km
District headquarters Guna 35 km

Villages closest to Gaumukh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaumukh village had a population of 420. That makes it the 80th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 679 residents.

Gaumukh village has 233 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaumukh has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Gaumukh covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaumukh falls under Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Gaumukh notes the nearest railway station 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 Gaumukh.

Gaumukh is about 35 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaumukh is in Raghogarh tehsil of Guna district. Raghogarh is about 14 km away. Rāghogarh is about 14 km away. Guna is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thapna (under 2 km), Ambeh (1.9 km) and Barkhua (3.8 km).

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

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