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About Gandhawad Village

Gandhawad is a mid sized village in Segaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,468, made up of 722 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 821.87 hectares hectares.

Gandhawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhawad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Segaon
Area (hectares) 821.87 hectares
Population 1,468
Male Population 722
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhawad compares

By the 2011 count Gandhawad is the 25th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents. Its 821.87 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Gandhawad

Gandhawad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandhawad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gandhawad from other places

Gandhawad lies about 18 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 32 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 Gandhawad
Tehsil headquarters Segaon 13 km
District headquarters Khargone 18 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 32 km

Villages closest to Gandhawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhawad village had a population of 1,468. That makes it the 25th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents.

Gandhawad village has 722 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhawad has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Gandhawad covers 821.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandhawad falls under Segaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandhawad is Hathi gate station, about 32 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gandhawad.

Gandhawad is about 18 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhawad is in Segaon tehsil of Khargone district. Segaon is about 13 km away. Khargone is about 18 km away. Hathi gate station is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandawad (under 2 km), Satawad (5.4 km) and Dasnawal (7.1 km).

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

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