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About Ghursar Village

Ghursar is a mid sized village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 323 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.27 hectares hectares.

Ghursar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghursar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 390.27 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 323
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghursar compares

By the 2011 count Ghursar is the 97th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 390.27 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Ghursar

Ghursar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghursar as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghursar from other places

Ghursar lies about 50 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Keolari, about 2.9 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 Ghursar
Nearest railway station Keolari 2.9 km
Nearest town Nainpur 21 km
District headquarters Seoni 50 km

Villages closest to Ghursar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghursar village had a population of 593. That makes it the 97th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Ghursar village has 323 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghursar has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Ghursar covers 390.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghursar falls under Keolari tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghursar is Keolari, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghursar.

Ghursar is about 50 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghursar is in Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Keolari is about 2.9 km away. Nainpur is about 21 km away. Seoni is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malara (1.8 km), Dobh (2.5 km) and Muchche Dobri Ryt (2.6 km).

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

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