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About Gundrai Village

Gundrai is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 251 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.86 hectares hectares.

Gundrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 348.86 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 251
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Gundrai compares

By the 2011 count Gundrai is the 85th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 348.86 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Gundrai

Gundrai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gundrai 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 Gundrai from other places

Gundrai lies about 43 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 35 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 Gundrai
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 7.3 km
Nearest town Begamganj 22 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 35 km
District headquarters Raisen 43 km

Villages closest to Gundrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundrai village had a population of 490. That makes it the 85th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Gundrai village has 251 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundrai has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Gundrai covers 348.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gundrai falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gundrai is Sorai, about 35 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 Gundrai.

Gundrai is about 43 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundrai is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 7.3 km away. Begamganj is about 22 km away. Sorai is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanpurgarhi (under 2 km), Khidki (1.9 km) and Hatnapur (2.4 km).

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

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