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About Gayan Village

Gayan is a mid sized village in Sarangpur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 715, made up of 359 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.68 hectares hectares.

Gayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Sarangpur
Area (hectares) 310.68 hectares
Population 715
Male Population 359
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gayan compares

By the 2011 count Gayan is the 86th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 310.68 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Gayan

Gayan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gayan as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gayan from other places

Gayan lies about 35 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Udiyan Khedi, about 6.0 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 Gayan
Nearest railway station Udiyan Khedi 6.0 km
Nearest town Pachor 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarangpur 21 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 35 km

Villages closest to Gayan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayan village had a population of 715. That makes it the 86th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Gayan village has 359 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayan has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Gayan covers 310.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gayan falls under Sarangpur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gayan is Udiyan Khedi, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gayan is about 35 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gayan is in Sarangpur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Udiyan Khedi is about 6.0 km away. Pachor is about 14 km away. Sarangpur 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 Patti (under 2 km), Dhamanda (2.1 km) and Kishankhedi (3.9 km).

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

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