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About Gairua Village

Gairua is a large village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,200, made up of 1,615 males and 1,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 853.63 hectares hectares.

Gairua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gairua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 853.63 hectares
Population 3,200
Male Population 1,615
Female Population 1,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gairua compares

By the 2011 count Gairua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 853.63 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 990.

Getting to Gairua

Gairua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gairua as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gairua from other places

Gairua lies about 44 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Bargawan, about 46 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 Gairua
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 3.0 km
Nearest town Mauganj 41 km
District headquarters Sidhi 44 km
Nearest railway station Bargawan 46 km

Villages closest to Gairua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gairua village had a population of 3,200. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Gairua village has 1,615 males and 1,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gairua has about 981 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 990.

Gairua covers 853.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gairua falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gairua is Bargawan, about 46 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gairua.

Gairua is about 44 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gairua is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 3.0 km away. Mauganj is about 41 km away. Sidhi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banki (2.8 km), Sihawal (3.0 km) and Savaicha (3.1 km).

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

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