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About Gilapura Village

Gilapura is a mid sized village in Ambah tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 976, made up of 533 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares.

Gilapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilapura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Ambah
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 976
Male Population 533
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gilapura compares

By the 2011 count Gilapura is the 61st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 840.

Getting to Gilapura

Gilapura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gilapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gilapura from other places

Gilapura lies about 35 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Gohad Road, about 25 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 Gilapura
Nearest town Porsa 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambah 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Gohad Road 25 km
District headquarters Morena 35 km

Villages closest to Gilapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilapura village had a population of 976. That makes it the 61st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents.

Gilapura village has 533 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilapura has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 840.

Gilapura covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gilapura falls under Ambah tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gilapura is Gohad Road, about 25 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gilapura.

Gilapura is about 35 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gilapura is in Ambah tehsil of Morena district. Porsa is about 7.6 km away. Ambah is about 7.9 km away. Gohad Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukthari (under 2 km), Sunawali (1.8 km) and Palna (2.4 km).

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

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