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About Gadwani Village

Gadwani is a mid sized village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,345, made up of 688 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.31 hectares hectares.

Gadwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadwani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 383.31 hectares
Population 1,345
Male Population 688
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Gadwani compares

By the 2011 count Gadwani is the 83rd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 383.31 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Gadwani

Gadwani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadwani 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 Gadwani from other places

Gadwani lies about 40 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Gondwali, 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 Gadwani
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 11 km
Nearest railway station Gondwali 31 km
District headquarters Singrauli 40 km

Villages closest to Gadwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadwani village had a population of 1,345. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Gadwani village has 688 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadwani has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Gadwani covers 383.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadwani falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadwani is Gondwali, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gadwani.

Gadwani is about 40 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadwani is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Chitrangi is about 11 km away. Gondwali is about 31 km away. Singrauli is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Natwar (under 2 km), Sukahar (under 2 km) and Rajdaha (1.8 km).

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

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