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About Gulwara Village

Gulwara is a large village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,296, made up of 1,206 males and 1,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 658.31 hectares hectares.

Gulwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 658.31 hectares
Population 2,296
Male Population 1,206
Female Population 1,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gulwara compares

By the 2011 count Gulwara is the 16th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 658.31 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gulwara

Gulwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gulwara as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gulwara from other places

Gulwara lies about 7.7 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Madhavnagar Road, about 6.7 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 Gulwara
Nearest railway station Madhavnagar Road 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 7.7 km
District headquarters Katni 7.7 km
Nearest town Murwāra 7.7 km

Villages closest to Gulwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulwara village had a population of 2,296. That makes it the 16th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Gulwara village has 1,206 males and 1,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulwara has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Gulwara covers 658.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulwara falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulwara is Madhavnagar Road, about 6.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gulwara.

Gulwara is about 7.7 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulwara is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Madhavnagar Road is about 6.7 km away. Murwara is about 7.7 km away. Katni is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganiyari (under 2 km), Dwara (3.1 km) and Karhiya (3.7 km).

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

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