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About Giroda Village

Giroda is a mid sized village in Depalpur tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 444 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.61 hectares hectares.

Giroda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giroda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Depalpur
Area (hectares) 377.61 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 444
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Giroda compares

By the 2011 count Giroda is the 82nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents. Its 377.61 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Giroda

Giroda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Giroda as Available within village. 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 Giroda from other places

Giroda lies about 31 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Balauda Takun, about 22 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 Giroda
Tehsil headquarters Depalpur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Balauda Takun 22 km
Nearest town Pithampur 29 km
District headquarters Indore 31 km

Villages closest to Giroda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Giroda village had a population of 883. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents.

Giroda village has 444 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giroda has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Giroda covers 377.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Giroda falls under Depalpur tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Giroda is Balauda Takun, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Giroda.

Giroda is about 31 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Giroda is in Depalpur tehsil of Indore district. Depalpur is about 3.5 km away. Balauda Takun is about 22 km away. Pithampur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girota (under 2 km), Takipura (under 2 km) and Khadi (2.0 km).

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

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