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About Gordha Village

Gordha is a mid sized village in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 413 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.98 hectares hectares.

Gordha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gordha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Telhara
Area (hectares) 322.98 hectares
Population 776
Male Population 413
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gordha compares

By the 2011 count Gordha is the 52nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 322.98 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Gordha

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

Gordha lies about 46 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Adgaon Buzurg, about 9.5 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 Gordha
Tehsil headquarters Telhara 8.1 km
Nearest town Telhāra 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Adgaon Buzurg 9.5 km
District headquarters Akola 46 km

Villages closest to Gordha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gordha village had a population of 776. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Gordha village has 413 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gordha has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Gordha covers 322.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gordha falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gordha is Adgaon Buzurg, about 9.5 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 Gordha.

Gordha is about 46 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gordha is in Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Telhara is about 8.1 km away. Telhāra is about 8.1 km away. Adgaon Buzurg is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingani Bk (2.2 km), Hingani Kh (2.7 km) and Talegaon Bk (3.2 km).

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

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