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About Girota Village

Girota is a large village in Depalpur tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,779, made up of 1,391 males and 1,388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1789.61 hectares hectares.

Girota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girota village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Depalpur
Area (hectares) 1789.61 hectares
Population 2,779
Male Population 1,391
Female Population 1,388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Girota compares

By the 2011 count Girota is the 9th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents. Its 1789.61 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 967.

Getting to Girota

Girota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Girota 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Girota from other places

Girota 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 Girota
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 Girota

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 Girota

As per the Census of India 2011, Girota village had a population of 2,779. That makes it the 9th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,233 residents.

Girota village has 1,391 males and 1,388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girota has about 998 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.

Girota covers 1789.61 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Girota is Balauda Takun, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Girota.

Girota 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.

Girota 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 Giroda (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 Girota today is likely to be higher.

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