About Gairtalai Village

Gairtalai is one of the larger villages in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,391, made up of 2,808 males and 2,583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1244.83 hectares hectares.

Gairtalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gairtalai village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares)	1244.83 hectares
Population	5,391
Male Population	2,808
Female Population	2,583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gairtalai compares

By the 2011 count Gairtalai is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 1244.83 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Gairtalai

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

How far is Gairtalai from other places

Gairtalai lies about 50 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Mahroi, about 6.2 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 Gairtalai
Nearest railway station	Mahroi	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vijayraghavgarh	26 km
Nearest town	Maihar	34 km
District headquarters	Katni	50 km

Villages closest to Gairtalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gairtalai village had a population of 5,391. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Gairtalai village has 2,808 males and 2,583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gairtalai has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Gairtalai covers 1244.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gairtalai falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gairtalai is Mahroi, about 6.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gairtalai.

Gairtalai is about 50 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gairtalai is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Mahroi is about 6.2 km away. Vijayraghavgarh is about 26 km away. Maihar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.