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About Gilhari Village

Gilhari is a mid sized village in Nasrullaganj tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 470 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624.45 hectares hectares.

Gilhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilhari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Nasrullaganj
Area (hectares) 624.45 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 470
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gilhari compares

By the 2011 count Gilhari is the 71st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 624.45 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 925.

Getting to Gilhari

Gilhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gilhari as Available within 10+ 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 Gilhari from other places

Gilhari lies about 60 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Chhidgaon, about 32 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 Gilhari
Tehsil headquarters Nasrullaganj 11 km
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Chhidgaon 32 km
District headquarters Sehore 60 km

Villages closest to Gilhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilhari village had a population of 889. That makes it the 71st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Gilhari village has 470 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilhari has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Gilhari covers 624.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gilhari falls under Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gilhari is Chhidgaon, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Gilhari.

Gilhari is about 60 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gilhari is in Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district. Nasrullaganj is about 11 km away. Nasrullāhganj is about 11 km away. Chhidgaon is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badnagar (1.7 km), Gorakhpur (2.7 km) and Basudeo (3.8 km).

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

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