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About Gulawad Village

Gulawad is a large village in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,386, made up of 1,211 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.18 hectares hectares.

Gulawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulawad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 484.18 hectares
Population 2,386
Male Population 1,211
Female Population 1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulawad compares

By the 2011 count Gulawad is the 19th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 484.18 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 981.

Getting to Gulawad

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

Gulawad lies about 52 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Kalakund, about 26 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 Gulawad
Tehsil headquarters Maheshwar 18 km
Nearest railway station Kalakund 26 km
District headquarters Khargone 52 km

Villages closest to Gulawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulawad village had a population of 2,386. That makes it the 19th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Gulawad village has 1,211 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulawad 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 981.

Gulawad covers 484.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulawad falls under Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulawad is Kalakund, about 26 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 village for Gulawad.

Gulawad is about 52 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulawad is in Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district. Maheshwar is about 18 km away. Kalakund is about 26 km away. Khargone is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somakhedi (under 2 km), Jhirnaya (under 2 km) and Jhirnya (under 2 km).

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

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