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About Gadhwa Kalan Village

Gadhwa Kalan is a mid sized village in Kotar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,121, made up of 571 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.96 hectares hectares.

Gadhwa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhwa Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Kotar
Area (hectares) 319.96 hectares
Population 1,121
Male Population 571
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadhwa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Gadhwa Kalan is the 27th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 319.96 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 925.

Getting to Gadhwa Kalan

Gadhwa Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadhwa Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gadhwa Kalan from other places

Gadhwa Kalan lies about 25 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Baghai Road, about 12 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 Gadhwa Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Kotar 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Baghai Road 12 km
District headquarters Satna 25 km

Villages closest to Gadhwa Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhwa Kalan village had a population of 1,121. That makes it the 27th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Gadhwa Kalan village has 571 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhwa Kalan has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Gadhwa Kalan covers 319.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadhwa Kalan falls under Kotar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadhwa Kalan is Baghai Road, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gadhwa Kalan.

Gadhwa Kalan is about 25 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhwa Kalan is in Kotar tehsil of Satna district. Kotar is about 8.2 km away. Baghai Road is about 12 km away. Satna is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajgawan (under 2 km), Gadhwa Khurd (2.0 km) and Renhta (2.4 km).

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

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