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About Gaurigaon Village

Gaurigaon is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 197 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.75 hectares hectares.

Gaurigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurigaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 228.75 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 197
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurigaon compares

By the 2011 count Gaurigaon is the 120th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 228.75 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 904.

Getting to Gaurigaon

Gaurigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaurigaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gaurigaon from other places

Gaurigaon lies about 46 km from Hoshangabad. 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 Gaurigaon
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 14 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 14 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 46 km

Villages closest to Gaurigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurigaon village had a population of 370. That makes it the 120th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Gaurigaon village has 197 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurigaon has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Gaurigaon covers 228.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaurigaon falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Gaurigaon 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 village for Gaurigaon.

Gaurigaon is about 46 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurigaon is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sohagpur is about 14 km away. Sohāgpur is about 14 km away. Hoshangabad is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rani Gohan (under 2 km), Thikari (1.9 km) and Daringa (2.2 km).

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

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