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About Gwali Village

Gwali is a mid sized village in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,755, made up of 895 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686.93 hectares hectares.

Gwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Jawar
Area (hectares) 686.93 hectares
Population 1,755
Male Population 895
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Gwali compares

By the 2011 count Gwali is the 12th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 686.93 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gwali

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

Gwali lies about 61 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Bercha, about 41 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 Gwali
Tehsil headquarters Jawar 6.5 km
Nearest town Ashta 19 km
Nearest railway station Bercha 41 km
District headquarters Sehore 61 km

Villages closest to Gwali

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 Gwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwali village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 12th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Gwali village has 895 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwali has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Gwali covers 686.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gwali is Bercha, about 41 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 Gwali.

Gwali is about 61 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwali is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Jawar is about 6.5 km away. Ashta is about 19 km away. Bercha is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gwala (1.7 km), Khejda Kheda (1.8 km) and Shahpura Pachapura (1.8 km).

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

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