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About Airi Village

Airi is a mid sized village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 255 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.72 hectares hectares.

Airi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Airi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Ghughari
Area (hectares) 280.72 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 255
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Airi compares

By the 2011 count Airi is the 144th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 280.72 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Airi

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

How far is Airi from other places

Airi lies about 94 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Bhitoni, about under 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 Airi
Nearest railway station Bhitoni under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghughari 11 km
Nearest town Gotegaon 22 km
District headquarters Mandla 94 km

Villages closest to Airi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Airi village had a population of 528. That makes it the 144th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Airi village has 255 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Airi has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Airi covers 280.72 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.

Airi falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Airi is Bhitoni, about under 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Airi.

Airi is about 94 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Airi is in Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. Bhitoni is about under 2 km away. Ghughari is about 11 km away. Gotegaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairi Mal (under 2 km), Khairi Ryt (under 2 km) and Ramkhiriya Ryt (4.1 km).

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

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