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About Gandhaval Village

Gandhaval is a large village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,326, made up of 2,196 males and 2,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1463.77 hectares hectares.

Gandhaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhaval village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Pati
Area (hectares) 1463.77 hectares
Population 4,326
Male Population 2,196
Female Population 2,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gandhaval compares

By the 2011 count Gandhaval is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents. Its 1463.77 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 980.

Getting to Gandhaval

Gandhaval is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gandhaval as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandhaval from other places

Gandhaval lies about 22 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 38 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 Gandhaval
Tehsil headquarters Pati 8.2 km
District headquarters Barwani 22 km
Nearest town Barwāni 22 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 38 km

Villages closest to Gandhaval

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhaval village had a population of 4,326. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents.

Gandhaval village has 2,196 males and 2,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhaval has about 970 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 980.

Gandhaval covers 1463.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhaval falls under Pati tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandhaval is Hathi gate station, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gandhaval.

Gandhaval is about 22 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhaval is in Pati tehsil of Barwani district. Pati is about 8.2 km away. Barwani is about 22 km away. Barwāni is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dogargaon (2.1 km), Jhamar (3.2 km) and Chikalkuwa Badi (3.5 km).

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

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