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About Rajgawan Village

Rajgawan is a mid sized village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 620 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 919.06 hectares hectares.

Rajgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 919.06 hectares
Population 1,213
Male Population 620
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Rajgawan compares

By the 2011 count Rajgawan is the 32nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 919.06 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Rajgawan

Rajgawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rajgawan 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 Rajgawan from other places

Rajgawan lies about 36 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, 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 Rajgawan
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 24 km
Nearest town Sihorā 24 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 36 km

Villages closest to Rajgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajgawan village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Rajgawan village has 620 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajgawan has about 956 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 948.

Rajgawan covers 919.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajgawan falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rajgawan is Gosalpur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajgawan.

Rajgawan is about 36 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajgawan is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Gosalpur is about 22 km away. Sihora is about 24 km away. Sihorā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhari (2.4 km), Budhri (2.4 km) and Singhanpuri (3.8 km).

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

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