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About Gadhla Village

Gadhla is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,398, made up of 721 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3559 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Pincode 476332
Area (hectares) 3559 hectares
Population 1,398
Male Population 721
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadhla compares

By the 2011 count Gadhla is the 22nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 3559 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Gadhla

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

Gadhla lies about 58 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 40 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 Gadhla
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 17 km
Nearest railway station Khonker 40 km
Nearest town Shivpuri 48 km
District headquarters Sheopur 58 km

Villages closest to Gadhla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhla village had a population of 1,398. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Gadhla village has 721 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhla has about 939 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.

The pincode recorded for Gadhla is 476332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhla covers 3559 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadhla falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadhla is Khonker, about 40 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 Gadhla.

Gadhla is about 58 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhla is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 17 km away. Khonker is about 40 km away. Shivpuri is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (3.4 km), Tighara (6.6 km) and Morai (7.9 km).

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

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