About Gadh Village

Gadh is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 403 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.62 hectares hectares.

Gadh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadh village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shivpuri
Tehsil	Kolaras
Area (hectares)	390.62 hectares
Population	782
Male Population	403
Female Population	379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadh compares

By the 2011 count Gadh is the 66th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 390.62 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Gadh

Gadh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gadh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gadh from other places

Gadh lies about 45 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Badarwas, about 9.5 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 Gadh
Nearest railway station	Badarwas	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kolaras	22 km
District headquarters	Shivpuri	45 km

Villages closest to Gadh

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

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Common questions about Gadh

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadh village had a population of 782. That makes it the 66th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Gadh village has 403 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadh has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Gadh covers 390.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadh falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadh is Badarwas, about 9.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gadh.

Gadh is about 45 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadh is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Badarwas is about 9.5 km away. Kolaras is about 22 km away. Shivpuri is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.