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About Gandhigram Village

Gandhigram is one of the larger villages in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,817, made up of 3,548 males and 3,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 747.42 hectares hectares.

Gandhigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhigram village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 747.42 hectares
Population 6,817
Male Population 3,548
Female Population 3,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gandhigram compares

By the 2011 count Gandhigram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 747.42 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gandhigram

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

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 Gandhigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhigram village had a population of 6,817. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Gandhigram village has 3,548 males and 3,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhigram has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Gandhigram covers 747.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Gandhigram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gandhigram.

Gandhigram is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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