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About Gajrahi Village

Gajrahi is a small village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 27 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.85 hectares hectares.

Gajrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajrahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 28.85 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 27
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajrahi compares

By the 2011 count Gajrahi is the 271st largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 28.85 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gajrahi

Gajrahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gajrahi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gajrahi from other places

Gajrahi lies about 21 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Niwas Road, about 42 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 Gajrahi
District headquarters Sidhi 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 21 km
Nearest railway station Niwas Road 42 km

Villages closest to Gajrahi

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 Gajrahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajrahi village had a population of 48. That makes it the 271st largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Gajrahi village has 27 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajrahi has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Gajrahi covers 28.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gajrahi is Niwas Road, about 42 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 <5 km distance for Gajrahi.

Gajrahi is about 21 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajrahi is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sidhi is about 21 km away. Sihawal is about 21 km away. Niwas Road is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajrahi Kothar (under 2 km), Gajrahi Unmukt (under 2 km) and Chamardah (1.6 km).

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

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