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About Gadgach Village

Gadgach is a small village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 206 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares.

Gadgach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadgach village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 206
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadgach compares

By the 2011 count Gadgach is the 135th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gadgach

Gadgach is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gadgach as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gadgach from other places

Gadgach lies about 37 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 44 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 Gadgach
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 21 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 37 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 44 km

Villages closest to Gadgach

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadgach village had a population of 385. That makes it the 135th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Gadgach village has 206 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadgach has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Gadgach covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadgach falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadgach is Jhalarapatan, about 44 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gadgach.

Gadgach is about 37 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadgach is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 21 km away. Rajgarh is about 37 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghata Khedi (under 2 km), Bateriya (under 2 km) and Mukundpura (1.6 km).

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

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