About Gijwara Village

Gijwara is a large village in Majhauli tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,957, made up of 2,478 males and 2,479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1251.62 hectares hectares.

Gijwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gijwara village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sidhi
Tehsil	Majhauli
Area (hectares)	1251.62 hectares
Population	4,957
Male Population	2,478
Female Population	2,479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gijwara compares

By the 2011 count Gijwara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 1251.62 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gijwara

Gijwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gijwara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gijwara from other places

Gijwara lies about 28 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Marwasgram, about 8.2 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 Gijwara
Nearest railway station	Marwasgram	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majhauli	16 km
District headquarters	Sidhi	28 km

Villages closest to Gijwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gijwara village had a population of 4,957. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Gijwara village has 2,478 males and 2,479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gijwara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Gijwara covers 1251.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gijwara falls under Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gijwara is Marwasgram, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gijwara is about 28 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gijwara is in Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district. Marwasgram is about 8.2 km away. Majhauli is about 16 km away. Sidhi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.