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About Gawala Village

Gawala is a mid sized village in Jhiranya tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,889, made up of 972 males and 917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1199.28 hectares hectares.

Gawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Jhiranya
Area (hectares) 1199.28 hectares
Population 1,889
Male Population 972
Female Population 917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawala compares

By the 2011 count Gawala is the 34th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 1199.28 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gawala

Gawala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gawala 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhasal Gaon, Dhupa Buzurg, Dhupa Khurd and Gadgya Aam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gawala

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawala village had a population of 1,889. That makes it the 34th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Gawala village has 972 males and 917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawala has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Gawala covers 1199.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gawala falls under Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Gawala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gawala.

Gawala is in Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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