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About Ahirgawan Village

Ahirgawan is a small village in Rithi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 44 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.88 hectares hectares.

Ahirgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahirgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Rithi
Area (hectares) 241.88 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 44
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ahirgawan compares

By the 2011 count Ahirgawan is the 98th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 241.88 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ahirgawan

The census records public bus service for Ahirgawan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ahirgawan from other places

Ahirgawan lies about 24 km from Katni. 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 Ahirgawan
Tehsil headquarters Rithi 2.8 km
District headquarters Katni 24 km
Nearest town Murwāra 24 km

Villages closest to Ahirgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahirgawan village had a population of 80. That makes it the 98th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Ahirgawan village has 44 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahirgawan has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Ahirgawan covers 241.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ahirgawan falls under Rithi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Ahirgawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Ahirgawan.

Ahirgawan is about 24 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahirgawan is in Rithi tehsil of Katni district. Rithi is about 2.8 km away. Katni is about 24 km away. Murwāra 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 Ghaniya (under 2 km), Madhadeori (1.8 km) and Kachhar Kheda (1.8 km).

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

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