Town · Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh # Garhi - Malhera Garhi - Malhera is a town in Maharajpur sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh (nagar panchayat). The 2011 Census counted 13,625 people in 2,388 households. Literacy was 74.1%. - 13,625 people (2011) - 2,388 households - 74.1% literacy - 15 census wards ## Population of Garhi - Malhera ■ Garhi - Malhera · ■ Chhatarpur urban average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.1% 78.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 872 892 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 911 886 - Working population 33.5% 33.0% Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Homes and amenities in Garhi - Malhera Of every 100 households in Garhi - Malhera in 2011, 80 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Garhi - Malhera · ■ Chhatarpur urban average - Electricity for lighting 80% 82% - Toilet within the home 38% 58% - No toilet (open defecation) 62% 41% - Tap water 15% 24% - Drinking water within premises 22% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 45% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 54% - Use banking services 62% 63% - Television 50% 60% - Mobile phone 62% 69% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 18% 31% - Car / jeep / van 2% 5% - None of these assets 11% 10% - Own their home 93% 84% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What people in Garhi - Malhera work as ■ Services, trade & industry 1,932 (42%) · ■ Household industry 105 (2%) · ■ Farming 1,856 (41%) · ■ Marginal 666 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## How has the population of Garhi - Malhera changed? From 5,232 in 1941 to 13,625 in 2011. 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory. ## Garhi - Malhera in numbers and road distances - Density 479 per km² - Growth 2001–2011 5.1% - Annual rainfall 1,440 mm - Temperature range 16 °C to 49 °C ### Road distances - Bhopal (state capital) 375 km by road - Chatarpur (district HQ) 17 km by road - Chhatarpur (city of 1 lakh+) 17 km by road - Jhansi (city of 5 lakh+) 121 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory. ## Services and economy in Garhi - Malhera ### Civic services - Pucca roads 10 km - Drainage Open and closed drains - Flush toilets 868 - Water storage 36 kl - Fire service In town - Electricity — homes 1,105 - Electricity — industry 29 ### Hospitals - ● Dispensaries 1 · 6 beds · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospitals 1 · 1 doctors ### Schools and colleges - ● Primary schools 9 govt · 6 private - ● Senior secondary schools 2 govt ### Banks - Nationalised banks 2 - Co-operative banks 1 Main manufactured goods: granite. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory. ## Garhi - Malhera ward list (2011) | Ward (2011) | People | Households | | Ward 1 | 964 | 162 | | Ward 2 | 892 | 138 | | Ward 3 | 1,049 | 192 | | Ward 4 | 851 | 161 | | Ward 5 | 911 | 164 | | Ward 6 | 949 | 186 | | Ward 7 | 628 | 123 | | Ward 8 | 899 | 165 | | Ward 9 | 793 | 128 | | Ward 10 | 794 | 138 | | Ward 11 | 1,126 | 199 | | Ward 12 | 650 | 115 | | Ward 13 | 844 | 141 | | Ward 14 | 1,175 | 195 | | Ward 15 | 1,100 | 181 | Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since. ## Other towns in Chhatarpur - Rajnagar · 14,253 people - Ghuwara · 13,301 people - Bada Malhera · 18,335 people - Chandla · 12,838 people - Harpalpur · 18,529 people - Satai · 10,592 people - Bijawar · 20,513 people - Buxwaha · 10,216 people - Laundi · 22,002 people - Barigarh · 8,918 people - Maharajpur · 23,328 people - Amanganj · 5,377 people ## Quick answers - What is the population of Garhi - Malhera? 13,625 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garhi - Malhera in? Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh - What was the population of Garhi - Malhera in 1941? 5,232 - How many wards does Garhi - Malhera have? 15 census wards (2011) At a glance - Sub-district: Maharajpur - District: Chhatarpur - State: Madhya Pradesh - Census town code: 802137 - Status: nagar panchayat --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/maharajpur/garhi-malhera/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.