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About Gandhigram Village

Gandhigram is a mid sized village in Gopadbanas tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,494, made up of 750 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.65 hectares hectares.

Gandhigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhigram village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Gopadbanas
Area (hectares) 277.65 hectares
Population 1,494
Male Population 750
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gandhigram compares

By the 2011 count Gandhigram is the 50th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents. Its 277.65 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gandhigram

Gandhigram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandhigram as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandhigram from other places

Gandhigram lies about 9.9 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 24 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 Gandhigram
Tehsil headquarters Gopadbanas 9.9 km
District headquarters Sidhi 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 24 km

Villages closest to Gandhigram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhigram village had a population of 1,494. That makes it the 50th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,149 residents.

Gandhigram village has 750 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhigram has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Gandhigram covers 277.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhigram falls under Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandhigram is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gandhigram.

Gandhigram is about 9.9 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhigram is in Gopadbanas tehsil of Sidhi district. Gopadbanas is about 9.9 km away. Sidhi is about 9.9 km away. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathas (2.9 km), Bahera West (3.9 km) and Satnara Pawai (4.5 km).

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

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