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About Gawala Village

Gawala is a mid sized village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,765, made up of 899 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 699.22 hectares hectares.

Gawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 699.22 hectares
Population 1,765
Male Population 899
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawala compares

By the 2011 count Gawala is the 25th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 699.22 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gawala

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

How far is Gawala from other places

Gawala lies about 26 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Ajnod, about 9.0 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 Gawala
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Ajnod 9.0 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 23 km
District headquarters Indore 26 km

Villages closest to Gawala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawala village had a population of 1,765. That makes it the 25th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Gawala village has 899 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawala has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Gawala covers 699.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gawala falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gawala is Ajnod, about 9.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gawala.

Gawala is about 26 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawala is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Sawer is about 3.0 km away. Ajnod is about 9.0 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhman Khedi (under 2 km), Bisa Khedi (2.4 km) and Kajlana (2.6 km).

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

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