About Gadgawan Village

Gadgawan is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 270 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1485.49 hectares hectares.

Gadgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadgawan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Silwani
Area (hectares)	1485.49 hectares
Population	530
Male Population	270
Female Population	260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Gadgawan compares

By the 2011 count Gadgawan is the 83rd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 1485.49 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 920.

Getting to Gadgawan

Gadgawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gadgawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadgawan from other places

Gadgawan lies about 81 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 52 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 Gadgawan
Tehsil headquarters	Silwani	16 km
Nearest town	Begamganj	35 km
Nearest railway station	Ratona	52 km
District headquarters	Raisen	81 km

Villages closest to Gadgawan

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

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Common questions about Gadgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadgawan village had a population of 530. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Gadgawan village has 270 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadgawan has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Gadgawan covers 1485.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadgawan falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadgawan is Ratona, about 52 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gadgawan.

Gadgawan is about 81 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadgawan is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 16 km away. Begamganj is about 35 km away. Ratona is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.