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About Gurji Village

Gurji is a mid sized village in Pawai tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 355 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.39 hectares hectares.

Gurji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurji village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Pawai
Area (hectares) 292.39 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 355
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurji compares

By the 2011 count Gurji is the 77th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 292.39 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Gurji

Gurji is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gurji as Available within 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 Gurji from other places

Gurji lies about 60 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Amdara, about 20 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 Gurji
Nearest railway station Amdara 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pawai 30 km
Nearest town Maihar 31 km
District headquarters Panna 60 km

Villages closest to Gurji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurji village had a population of 678. That makes it the 77th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Gurji village has 355 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurji has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Gurji covers 292.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurji falls under Pawai tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurji is Amdara, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gurji.

Gurji is about 60 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurji is in Pawai tehsil of Panna district. Amdara is about 20 km away. Pawai is about 30 km away. Maihar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahua Dol (1.9 km), Mohadia (2.3 km) and Khamri (3.7 km).

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

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