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About Gahiri Village

Gahiri is a small village in Kotar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 105 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.1 hectares hectares.

Gahiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahiri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Kotar
Area (hectares) 93.1 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 105
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahiri compares

By the 2011 count Gahiri is the 72nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 93.1 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gahiri

Gahiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gahiri as Available within <5 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 Gahiri from other places

Gahiri lies about 22 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Jaitwar, about 9.6 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 Gahiri
Tehsil headquarters Kotar 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Jaitwar 9.6 km
District headquarters Satna 22 km

Villages closest to Gahiri

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 Gahiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahiri village had a population of 195. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Gahiri village has 105 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahiri has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Gahiri covers 93.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahiri falls under Kotar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahiri is Jaitwar, about 9.6 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 <5 km distance for Gahiri.

Gahiri is about 22 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahiri is in Kotar tehsil of Satna district. Kotar is about 4.5 km away. Jaitwar is about 9.6 km away. Satna is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sudamapur 444 (under 2 km), Semari (under 2 km) and Kathar (under 2 km).

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

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