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About Gwala Village

Gwala is a mid sized village in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,617, made up of 818 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761.43 hectares hectares.

Gwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Jawar
Area (hectares) 761.43 hectares
Population 1,617
Male Population 818
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Gwala compares

By the 2011 count Gwala is the 16th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 761.43 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gwala

Gwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gwala 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 Gwala from other places

Gwala lies about 63 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Bercha, about 42 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 Gwala
Tehsil headquarters Jawar 7.2 km
Nearest town Ashta 21 km
Nearest railway station Bercha 42 km
District headquarters Sehore 63 km

Villages closest to Gwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwala village had a population of 1,617. That makes it the 16th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Gwala village has 818 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwala has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Gwala covers 761.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gwala falls under Jawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gwala is Bercha, about 42 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 Gwala.

Gwala is about 63 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwala is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Jawar is about 7.2 km away. Ashta is about 21 km away. Bercha is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satwada (1.6 km), Gwali (1.7 km) and Chintamanpura (2.1 km).

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

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