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About Gidher Village

Gidher is a large village in Deosar tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,078, made up of 1,577 males and 1,501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714.65 hectares hectares.

Gidher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidher village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Deosar
Area (hectares) 714.65 hectares
Population 3,078
Male Population 1,577
Female Population 1,501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidher compares

By the 2011 count Gidher is the 23rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 714.65 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 960.

Getting to Gidher

Gidher is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gidher as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gidher from other places

Gidher lies about 25 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Bargawan, about 8.7 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 Gidher
Nearest railway station Bargawan 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Deosar 25 km
District headquarters Singrauli 25 km

Villages closest to Gidher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidher village had a population of 3,078. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Gidher village has 1,577 males and 1,501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidher has about 952 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 960.

Gidher covers 714.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidher falls under Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gidher is Bargawan, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance for Gidher.

Gidher is about 25 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidher is in Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district. Bargawan is about 8.7 km away. Deosar is about 25 km away. Singrauli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhani (2.6 km), Birchhi (3.8 km) and Silaph (4.5 km).

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

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