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About Gadhwa Village

Gadhwa is a small village in Unchahara tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 97 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.29 hectares hectares.

Gadhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Unchahara
Area (hectares) 102.29 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 97
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadhwa compares

By the 2011 count Gadhwa is the 165th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 102.29 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gadhwa

Gadhwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadhwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gadhwa from other places

Gadhwa 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
Nearest railway station Baghai Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahara 25 km
District headquarters Satna 25 km

Villages closest to Gadhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhwa village had a population of 198. That makes it the 165th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Gadhwa village has 97 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhwa has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Gadhwa covers 102.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadhwa falls under Unchahara tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadhwa 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gadhwa.

Gadhwa 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 is in Unchahara tehsil of Satna district. Baghai Road is about 12 km away. Unchahara is about 25 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 Madphai (3.9 km), Dandi (5.1 km) and Titahidandi (5.1 km).

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

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