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About Gudawal Village

Gudawal is a mid sized village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 515 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.73 hectares hectares.

Gudawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gudawal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 448.73 hectares
Population 991
Male Population 515
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gudawal compares

By the 2011 count Gudawal is the 47th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 448.73 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 911.

Getting to Gudawal

Gudawal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gudawal as Available within village. 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 Gudawal from other places

Gudawal lies about 21 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is AIIMS, about 16 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 Gudawal
Nearest railway station AIIMS 16 km
Nearest town Mandideep 19 km
District headquarters Raisen 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 24 km

Villages closest to Gudawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gudawal village had a population of 991. That makes it the 47th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Gudawal village has 515 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudawal has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Gudawal covers 448.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gudawal falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gudawal is AIIMS, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gudawal.

Gudawal is about 21 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudawal is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. AIIMS is about 16 km away. Mandideep is about 19 km away. Raisen is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiklod Khurd (1.6 km), Chhatarpura (2.6 km) and Muneergarh (3.9 km).

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

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