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About Gundrai Village

Gundrai is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 467 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares.

Gundrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 395 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 467
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gundrai compares

By the 2011 count Gundrai is the 31st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Gundrai

Gundrai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gundrai as Available within 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 Gundrai from other places

Gundrai lies about 57 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya, about 51 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 Silwani 16 km
Nearest town Bareli 25 km
Nearest railway station Pipariya 51 km
District headquarters Raisen 57 km

Villages closest to Gundrai

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.

Common questions about Gundrai

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundrai village had a population of 906. That makes it the 31st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Gundrai village has 467 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundrai has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Gundrai covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gundrai is Pipariya, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Gundrai is about 57 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 Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 16 km away. Bareli is about 25 km away. Pipariya is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjani (under 2 km), Dilhari (2.4 km) and Mudapar (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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