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About Eri Village

Eri is a small village in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 163 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.52 hectares hectares.

Eri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Shamgarh
Area (hectares) 329.52 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 163
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Eri compares

By the 2011 count Eri is the 88th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 329.52 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Eri

Eri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Eri as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eri from other places

Eri lies about 50 km from Mandsaur. 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 Eri
Tehsil headquarters Shamgarh 15 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 15 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 50 km

Villages closest to Eri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eri village had a population of 316. That makes it the 88th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Eri village has 163 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eri has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Eri covers 329.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Eri falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Eri.

Eri is about 50 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eri is in Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Shamgarh is about 15 km away. Shāmgarh is about 15 km away. Mandsaur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghuniya (1.6 km), Panderiya (2.3 km) and Gopalpura (2.7 km).

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

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