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About Gedra Village

Gedra is a mid sized village in Rampur Naikin tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 492 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.93 hectares hectares.

Gedra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gedra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Rampur Naikin
Area (hectares) 286.93 hectares
Population 961
Male Population 492
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gedra compares

By the 2011 count Gedra is the 74th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 286.93 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gedra

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

Gedra lies about 18 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Joba, about 31 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 Gedra
District headquarters Sidhi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampur Naikin 23 km
Nearest railway station Joba 31 km

Villages closest to Gedra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Naikin 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 Gedra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gedra village had a population of 961. That makes it the 74th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Gedra village has 492 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gedra has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Gedra covers 286.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gedra falls under Rampur Naikin tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gedra is Joba, about 31 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 Gedra.

Gedra is about 18 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gedra is in Rampur Naikin tehsil of Sidhi district. Sidhi is about 18 km away. Rampur Naikin is about 23 km away. Joba is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolhua (under 2 km), Thakurdeva (2.3 km) and Karanpur (2.6 km).

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

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