Skip to main content

About Gambhu Village

Gambhu is a large village in Becharaji tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,015, made up of 2,072 males and 1,943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1649.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gambhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gambhu village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Becharaji
Pincode 384212
Area (hectares) 1649.42 hectares
Population 4,015
Male Population 2,072
Female Population 1,943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gambhu compares

By the 2011 count Gambhu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 1649.42 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Gambhu

Gambhu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gambhu as Available within village. 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 Gambhu from other places

Gambhu lies about 20 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Dhinoj, about 11 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 Gambhu
Nearest railway station Dhinoj 11 km
District headquarters Mahesana 20 km
Nearest town Mahesāna 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Becharaji 20 km

Villages closest to Gambhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gambhu village had a population of 4,015. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Gambhu village has 2,072 males and 1,943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gambhu has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Gambhu is 384212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gambhu covers 1649.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gambhu falls under Becharaji tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gambhu is Dhinoj, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gambhu.

Gambhu is about 20 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gambhu is in Becharaji tehsil of Mahesana district. Dhinoj is about 11 km away. Mahesana is about 20 km away. Mahesāna is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalgamda (2.1 km), Ganeshpura (2.7 km) and Kanoda (5.3 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.