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About Girwara Village

Girwara is a mid sized village in Devendranagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,428, made up of 747 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 880.03 hectares hectares.

Girwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Devendranagar
Area (hectares) 880.03 hectares
Population 1,428
Male Population 747
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girwara compares

By the 2011 count Girwara is the 16th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 880.03 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Girwara

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

Girwara lies about 33 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Lagargawan, about 40 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 Girwara
Tehsil headquarters Devendranagar 12 km
Nearest town Nāgod 17 km
District headquarters Panna 33 km
Nearest railway station Lagargawan 40 km

Villages closest to Girwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girwara village had a population of 1,428. That makes it the 16th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Girwara village has 747 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girwara has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Girwara covers 880.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Girwara falls under Devendranagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Girwara is Lagargawan, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Girwara.

Girwara is about 33 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girwara is in Devendranagar tehsil of Panna district. Devendranagar is about 12 km away. Nāgod is about 17 km away. Panna is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patiya (2.0 km), Silgi (2.3 km) and Dharampuraï Amsil (2.7 km).

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

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