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About Lilgawan Village

Lilgawan is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 479 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.35 hectares hectares.

Lilgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lilgawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 245.35 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 479
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Lilgawan compares

By the 2011 count Lilgawan is the 22nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 245.35 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Lilgawan

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

Lilgawan lies about 31 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Vidisha, 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 Lilgawan
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 19 km
District headquarters Raisen 31 km
Nearest railway station Vidisha 37 km

Villages closest to Lilgawan

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 Lilgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lilgawan village had a population of 953. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Lilgawan village has 479 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lilgawan has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Lilgawan covers 245.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Lilgawan is about 31 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lilgawan is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 19 km away. Raisen is about 31 km away. Vidisha 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 Bhiladiya (2.3 km), Kishanpur (2.7 km) and Dehgaon (2.7 km).

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

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