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About Gawala Village

Gawala is a small village in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 204 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 716 hectares hectares.

Gawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 716 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 204
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gawala compares

By the 2011 count Gawala is the 128th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 716 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Gawala

Gawala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gawala 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gadbadi, Gadi, Gagantalab and Gangapura. 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 441. That makes it the 128th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Gawala village has 204 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawala has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Gawala covers 716 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Gawala notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Gawala is in Maheshwar 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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