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About Girwani Village

Girwani is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 338 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.82 hectares hectares.

Girwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girwani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 162.82 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 338
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girwani compares

By the 2011 count Girwani is the 121st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 162.82 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Girwani

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

Girwani lies about 41 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Parakheda, about 15 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 Girwani
Nearest railway station Parakheda 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 30 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 41 km

Villages closest to Girwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girwani village had a population of 646. That makes it the 121st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Girwani village has 338 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girwani has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

Girwani covers 162.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girwani falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Girwani is Parakheda, about 15 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 Girwani.

Girwani is about 41 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girwani is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Parakheda is about 15 km away. Pohri is about 30 km away. Shivpuri is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shripura (under 2 km), Kharai Dabar (2.1 km) and Piproda Tirth (2.9 km).

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

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