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- LGD code
- 453978
- Pincode
- 474006
- Post office
- Morar Town
- Population
- 928
- Households
- 226
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Sex ratio
- 823 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 292
- Distance to district centre
- 49 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 349 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 285 km
- Nearest railway station
- Malanpur · 18 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Chaudhary Nursing Home · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gowai compares
By population, Gowai ranks #22 of 50 villages in Morar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.2%
+2.3% vs mandal average
- Gowai
- 61.2%
- Morar mandal
- 58.9%
- Gwalior district
- 66.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
823
+9 vs mandal average
- Gowai
- 823
- Morar mandal
- 814
Household size
people per home
4.1
−1.2 vs mandal average
- Gowai
- 4.1
- Morar mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gowai at a glance
Gowai is a village of 928 people in 226 households (Census 2011) in Morar tehsil, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, the 22nd-largest of 50 villages in Morar tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 823 women per 1,000 men. It lies 49 km from the Gwalior district centre, 37 km from Khadiyahar, the nearest town, 18 km from Malanpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 474006, served by Morar Town post office; the LGD village code is 453978. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chaudhary Nursing Home, 17 km away. The sarpanch is OMI, and the village votes in Gwalior Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sahab Singh Gurjar. The population is estimated at 1,094 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gowai
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GWALIOR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 28
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 439.54
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 62.15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gowai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gowai
- LGD code
- 453978
- Pincode
- 474006
- Post office
- Morar Town
- Population (Census 2011)
- 928
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,094
- Households
- 226
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 823
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Coordinates
- 26.27615°N, 78.38260°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gwalior
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gwalior Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Bharat Singh Kushwah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sahab Singh Gurjar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- OMI
- Block / Mandal
- Morar
Getting there
How to reach Gowai
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal349 kmcapital
- Delhi285 km
- Mumbai979 km
- Hyderabad989 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMalanpur18 km
- Bus stopaakashvaani bus stop20 km
- Hospital / PHCChaudhary Nursing Home17 km
- ATM / bankAllahabad Bank17 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil17 km
- CollegeBIMR Nursing College17 km
- Police stationMadhav Jang Police Station25 km
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- Guthina
- Udaipur
- Mugalpura
- Syawari
- Ganeshpura
- Dangguthina
- Dhaneli
- Bahangikhurd
- Rai
- Kheriya Keshar
- Siholi
- Bhelakalan
- Rashidpur
- Singharpura
- Saraspura
- Sunarpura Mafi
- Birampura
- Bhelakhurd
- Kakrari
- Laxmangarh
- Phoolpura
- Karigawan
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)