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About Gaihalpur Village

Gaihalpur is a small village in Badi tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 218 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares.

Gaihalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaihalpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Badi
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 218
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaihalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gaihalpur is the 73rd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Gaihalpur

Gaihalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaihalpur as Available within <5 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 Gaihalpur from other places

Gaihalpur lies about 28 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Vidisha, about 36 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 Gaihalpur
Tehsil headquarters Badi 26 km
District headquarters Raisen 28 km
Nearest railway station Vidisha 36 km

Villages closest to Gaihalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaihalpur village had a population of 408. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Gaihalpur village has 218 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaihalpur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Gaihalpur covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaihalpur falls under Badi tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaihalpur is Vidisha, about 36 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaihalpur.

Gaihalpur is about 28 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaihalpur is in Badi tehsil of Raisen district. Badi is about 26 km away. Raisen is about 28 km away. Vidisha is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umrai Bahara (6.5 km), Ghana Khurd (7.7 km) and Bagwada (8.6 km).

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

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