About Gauraha Village

Gauraha is a mid sized village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,570, made up of 794 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2075.75 hectares hectares.

Gauraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauraha village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Bahoriband
Area (hectares)	2075.75 hectares
Population	1,570
Male Population	794
Female Population	776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauraha compares

By the 2011 count Gauraha is the 37th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 2075.75 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 964.

Getting to Gauraha

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

How far is Gauraha from other places

Gauraha lies about 44 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 9.5 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 Gauraha
Nearest town	Sihorā	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Sihora Road	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bahoriband	13 km
District headquarters	Katni	44 km

Villages closest to Gauraha

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

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Common questions about Gauraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauraha village had a population of 1,570. That makes it the 37th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Gauraha village has 794 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauraha has about 977 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 964.

Gauraha covers 2075.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gauraha falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gauraha is Sihora Road, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gauraha.

Gauraha is about 44 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauraha is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Sihorā is about 7.2 km away. Sihora Road is about 9.5 km away. Bahoriband is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.