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About Gadia Kalan Village

Gadia Kalan is a mid sized village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 310 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.97 hectares hectares.

Gadia Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadia Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 292.97 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 310
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Gadia Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Gadia Kalan is the 83rd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 292.97 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Gadia Kalan

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

Gadia Kalan lies about 24 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 42 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 Gadia Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 7.8 km
Nearest town Jirapur 13 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Karanwas 42 km

Villages closest to Gadia Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khilchipur 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 Gadia Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadia Kalan village had a population of 592. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Gadia Kalan village has 310 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadia Kalan has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Gadia Kalan covers 292.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadia Kalan falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadia Kalan is Karanwas, about 42 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 Gadia Kalan.

Gadia Kalan is about 24 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadia Kalan is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 7.8 km away. Jirapur is about 13 km away. Rajgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devpur (under 2 km), Gadiyamer (1.5 km) and Ank Khedi (1.7 km).

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

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