Gwala observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
By population, Gwala ranks #16 of 99 villages in Jawar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gwala is a village of 1,617 people in 360 households (Census 2011) in Jawar tehsil, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, the 16th-largest of 99 villages in Jawar tehsil. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. It lies 60 km from the Sehore district centre, 42 km from Bercha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 466221, served by Jawar (Sehore) post office; the LGD village code is 483120. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Jawar, 7 km away. The sarpanch is AARTI BAI, and the village votes in Ashta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gopal Singh Engineer. The population is estimated at 1,906 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gwala →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwala · this village | 1,617 | 56% | — |
| Satwada · Jawar | 376 | 57% | 1.4 km S |
| Satwada · Bhikangaon | 2,222 | 53% | 1.4 km S |
| Satwada · Khandwa | 1,195 | 63% | 1.4 km S |
| Gwali · Jawar | 1,755 | 65% | 1.8 km NE |
| Barchhapura · Jawar | 1,504 | 58% | 2.1 km S |
| Chintamanpura · Jawar | 487 | 59% | 2.2 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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