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About Gawa Kheda Village

Gawa Kheda is a large village in Ashta tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,262, made up of 1,167 males and 1,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 782.21 hectares hectares.

Gawa Kheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawa Kheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ashta
Area (hectares) 782.21 hectares
Population 2,262
Male Population 1,167
Female Population 1,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawa Kheda compares

By the 2011 count Gawa Kheda is the 13th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 782.21 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Gawa Kheda

Gawa Kheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gawa Kheda 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 Gawa Kheda from other places

Gawa Kheda lies about 30 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Jabri, about 28 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 Gawa Kheda
Tehsil headquarters Ashta 13 km
Nearest railway station Jabri 28 km
District headquarters Sehore 30 km

Villages closest to Gawa Kheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawa Kheda village had a population of 2,262. That makes it the 13th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Gawa Kheda village has 1,167 males and 1,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawa Kheda has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Gawa Kheda covers 782.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gawa Kheda falls under Ashta tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gawa Kheda is Jabri, about 28 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 Gawa Kheda.

Gawa Kheda is about 30 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawa Kheda is in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 13 km away. Jabri is about 28 km away. Sehore is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpura (3.2 km), Kanda Khedi (3.3 km) and Samardi (3.3 km).

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

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