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About Gawal Village

Gawal is a mid sized village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,697, made up of 853 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.63 hectares hectares.

Gawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 449.63 hectares
Population 1,697
Male Population 853
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gawal compares

By the 2011 count Gawal is the 44th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 449.63 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gawal

Gawal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gawal 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gawal from other places

Gawal lies about 77 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 4.3 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 Gawal
Nearest railway station Mukhtiara Balwada 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 20 km
Nearest town Barwāh 20 km
District headquarters Khargone 77 km

Villages closest to Gawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawal village had a population of 1,697. That makes it the 44th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Gawal village has 853 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawal has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Gawal covers 449.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gawal falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gawal is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance for Gawal.

Gawal is about 77 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawal is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Mukhtiara Balwada is about 4.3 km away. Barwaha is about 20 km away. Barwāh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balwara (3.5 km), Kundiya (3.9 km) and Sendhwah (4.4 km).

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

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