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About Gujhawan Village

Gujhawan is a mid sized village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 313 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.22 hectares hectares.

Gujhawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gujhawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 52.22 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 313
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gujhawan compares

By the 2011 count Gujhawan is the 62nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 52.22 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gujhawan

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

How far is Gujhawan from other places

Gujhawan lies about 34 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Chitahra, about 7.6 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 Gujhawan
Nearest railway station Chitahra 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 12 km
District headquarters Satna 34 km

Villages closest to Gujhawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gujhawan village had a population of 581. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Gujhawan village has 313 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujhawan has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Gujhawan covers 52.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gujhawan falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gujhawan is Chitahra, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gujhawan.

Gujhawan is about 34 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gujhawan is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Chitahra is about 7.6 km away. Majhgawan is about 12 km away. Satna is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naugawan (under 2 km), Selaha (under 2 km) and Bari Amrai (under 2 km).

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

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