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About Gaulkhed Village

Gaulkhed is a small village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 9 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.89 hectares hectares.

Gaulkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaulkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 379.89 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 9
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaulkhed compares

By the 2011 count Gaulkhed is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 379.89 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Gaulkhed

Gaulkhed is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaulkhed as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gaulkhed from other places

Gaulkhed lies about 52 km from Akola. 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 Gaulkhed
Tehsil headquarters Akot 11 km
District headquarters Akola 52 km

Villages closest to Gaulkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaulkhed village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Gaulkhed village has 9 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaulkhed has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Gaulkhed covers 379.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaulkhed falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gaulkhed notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gaulkhed.

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

Gaulkhed is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Akot is about 11 km away. Akola 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 Bochara (1.6 km), Panaj (1.7 km) and Akoli Jahangir (2.4 km).

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

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