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About Gardha Village

Gardha is a mid sized village in Bankhedi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 330 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.25 hectares hectares.

Gardha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gardha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Bankhedi
Area (hectares) 347.25 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 330
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gardha compares

By the 2011 count Gardha is the 68th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents. Its 347.25 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gardha

Gardha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gardha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gardha from other places

Gardha lies about 33 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Choka, about 23 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 Gardha
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 22 km
Nearest railway station Choka 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankhedi 33 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 33 km

Villages closest to Gardha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gardha village had a population of 647. That makes it the 68th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents.

Gardha village has 330 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gardha has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Gardha covers 347.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gardha falls under Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gardha is Choka, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gardha.

Gardha is about 33 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gardha is in Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Nasrullāhganj is about 22 km away. Choka is about 23 km away. Bankhedi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayagaon (13 km), Kharsali (13 km) and Machhera Kalan (23 km).

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

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