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About Gurukhedi Village

Gurukhedi is a mid sized village in Tal tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 632 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535.96 hectares hectares.

Gurukhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurukhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Tal
Area (hectares) 535.96 hectares
Population 1,221
Male Population 632
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gurukhedi compares

By the 2011 count Gurukhedi is the 32nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 535.96 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, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gurukhedi

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

How far is Gurukhedi from other places

Gurukhedi lies about 49 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Mahidpur Road, about 6.5 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 Gurukhedi
Nearest railway station Mahidpur Road 6.5 km
Nearest town Nagda 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tal 16 km
District headquarters Ratlam 49 km

Villages closest to Gurukhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurukhedi village had a population of 1,221. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Gurukhedi village has 632 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurukhedi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Gurukhedi covers 535.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurukhedi falls under Tal tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurukhedi is Mahidpur Road, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance for Gurukhedi.

Gurukhedi is about 49 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurukhedi is in Tal tehsil of Ratlam district. Mahidpur Road is about 6.5 km away. Nagda is about 14 km away. Tal is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsi (1.7 km), Bhensola (2.3 km) and Napa Kheda (2.6 km).

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

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