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About Gidha Village

Gidha is a mid sized village in Malthon tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 493 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.42 hectares hectares.

Gidha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Malthon
Area (hectares) 546.42 hectares
Population 929
Male Population 493
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidha compares

By the 2011 count Gidha is the 49th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 546.42 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Gidha

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

How far is Gidha from other places

Gidha lies about 45 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Sumreri, about 19 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 Gidha
Tehsil headquarters Malthon 17 km
Nearest railway station Sumreri 19 km
Nearest town Khurai 20 km
District headquarters Sagar 45 km

Villages closest to Gidha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidha village had a population of 929. That makes it the 49th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Gidha village has 493 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidha has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Gidha covers 546.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gidha falls under Malthon tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gidha is Sumreri, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Gidha.

Gidha is about 45 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidha is in Malthon tehsil of Sagar district. Malthon is about 17 km away. Sumreri is about 19 km away. Khurai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bighai (2.1 km), Ganguwa (2.4 km) and Kherai (2.8 km).

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

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