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About Garhikheda Village

Garhikheda is a mid sized village in Joura tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,360, made up of 714 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares.

Garhikheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhikheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Joura
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 1,360
Male Population 714
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhikheda compares

By the 2011 count Garhikheda is the 106th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 819.

Getting to Garhikheda

Garhikheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garhikheda as Available within 5 - 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 Garhikheda from other places

Garhikheda lies about 10 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Ambkeshwar, about 5.8 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 Garhikheda
Nearest railway station Ambkeshwar 5.8 km
Nearest town Jora Khurd 8.7 km
District headquarters Morena 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Joura 16 km

Villages closest to Garhikheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhikheda village had a population of 1,360. That makes it the 106th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents.

Garhikheda village has 714 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhikheda has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 819.

Garhikheda covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhikheda falls under Joura tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garhikheda is Ambkeshwar, about 5.8 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 village for Garhikheda.

Garhikheda is about 10 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhikheda is in Joura tehsil of Morena district. Ambkeshwar is about 5.8 km away. Jora Khurd is about 8.7 km away. Morena is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahawali (2.2 km), Bajhera (2.2 km) and Ata (2.3 km).

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

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