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About Gauraha Village

Gauraha is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 435 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.08 hectares hectares.

Gauraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauraha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 447.08 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 435
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauraha compares

By the 2011 count Gauraha is the 74th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 447.08 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 24 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 10 km
District headquarters Katni 24 km
Nearest town Murwāra 24 km

Villages closest to Gauraha

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.

Common questions about Gauraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauraha village had a population of 865. That makes it the 74th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Gauraha village has 435 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauraha has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Gauraha covers 447.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gauraha is Pakaria Road, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Gauraha.

Gauraha 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.

Gauraha is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 3.5 km away. Pakaria Road is about 10 km away. Katni 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 Jhiriya (2.0 km), Pureni (2.0 km) and Salaiya (2.6 km).

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

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