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About Ganwdi Village

Ganwdi is a mid sized village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,909, made up of 1,028 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3513 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganwdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganwdi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Pincode 476332
Area (hectares) 3513 hectares
Population 1,909
Male Population 1,028
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganwdi compares

By the 2011 count Ganwdi is the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 3513 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Ganwdi

Ganwdi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganwdi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ganwdi from other places

Ganwdi lies about 86 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Rampahari, about 20 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 Ganwdi
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Rampahari 20 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 21 km
District headquarters Sheopur 86 km

Villages closest to Ganwdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganwdi village had a population of 1,909. That makes it the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Ganwdi village has 1,028 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganwdi has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 846.

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

Ganwdi covers 3513 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganwdi falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganwdi is Rampahari, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ganwdi.

Ganwdi is about 86 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganwdi is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 7.0 km away. Rampahari is about 20 km away. Sabalgarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gota (3.2 km), Daudpur (3.4 km) and Arusta (4.9 km).

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

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