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About Gauhani Village

Gauhani is a mid sized village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 400 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1142 hectares hectares.

Gauhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 1142 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 400
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauhani compares

By the 2011 count Gauhani is the 47th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 1142 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gauhani

Gauhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gauhani as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gauhani from other places

Gauhani lies about 31 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Chitahra, about 11 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 Gauhani
Nearest railway station Chitahra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 12 km
District headquarters Satna 31 km

Villages closest to Gauhani

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 Gauhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauhani village had a population of 758. That makes it the 47th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Gauhani village has 400 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauhani has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Gauhani covers 1142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gauhani is Chitahra, about 11 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 village for Gauhani.

Gauhani is about 31 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauhani is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Chitahra is about 11 km away. Majhgawan is about 12 km away. Satna is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turra (under 2 km), Patangar (under 2 km) and Kailashpur (2.3 km).

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

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