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About Gehalpur Village

Gehalpur is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 280 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.15 hectares hectares.

Gehalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gehalpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 542.15 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 280
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gehalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gehalpur is the 241st largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 542.15 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 884.

Getting to Gehalpur

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

How far is Gehalpur from other places

Gehalpur lies about 30 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 28 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 Gehalpur
Nearest railway station Ratona 28 km
Nearest town Begamganj 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 30 km

Villages closest to Gehalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gehalpur village had a population of 528. That makes it the 241st largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Gehalpur village has 280 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gehalpur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Gehalpur covers 542.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gehalpur falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gehalpur is Ratona, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gehalpur.

Gehalpur is about 30 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gehalpur is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Ratona is about 28 km away. Begamganj is about 30 km away. Sagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piperiya Gehalpur (under 2 km), Bhajiya (1.8 km) and Genhuras Buzurg (2.6 km).

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

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