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About Gurkhai Village

Gurkhai is a small village in Raipura tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 163 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.49 hectares hectares.

Gurkhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurkhai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Raipura
Area (hectares) 179.49 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 163
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurkhai compares

By the 2011 count Gurkhai is the 76th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 781 residents. Its 179.49 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gurkhai

Gurkhai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurkhai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gurkhai from other places

Gurkhai lies about 71 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Ratangaon, about 37 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 Gurkhai
Nearest town Hatta 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Raipura 32 km
Nearest railway station Ratangaon 37 km
District headquarters Panna 71 km

Villages closest to Gurkhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurkhai village had a population of 318. That makes it the 76th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 781 residents.

Gurkhai village has 163 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurkhai has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Gurkhai covers 179.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurkhai falls under Raipura tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurkhai is Ratangaon, about 37 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 <5 km distance for Gurkhai.

Gurkhai is about 71 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurkhai is in Raipura tehsil of Panna district. Hatta is about 25 km away. Raipura is about 32 km away. Ratangaon is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uncha (2.7 km), Raiya Sata (3.3 km) and Majhgawan Memar (3.5 km).

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

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