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About Gulawat Village

Gulawat is a mid sized village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 365 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262 hectares hectares.

Gulawat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulawat village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 262 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 365
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gulawat compares

By the 2011 count Gulawat is the 93rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 262 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 957.

Getting to Gulawat

Gulawat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gulawat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gulawat from other places

Gulawat lies about 16 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Nagar, about 12 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 Gulawat
Nearest railway station Gandhi Nagar 12 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 13 km
District headquarters Indore 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 25 km

Villages closest to Gulawat

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 Gulawat

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulawat village had a population of 727. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Gulawat village has 365 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulawat has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Gulawat covers 262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gulawat is Gandhi Nagar, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Gulawat.

Gulawat is about 16 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulawat is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Gandhi Nagar is about 12 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 13 km away. Indore is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thira Khedi (7.9 km), Barodiya Ema (11 km) and Barodiya Khan (11 km).

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

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