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About Gaurkheda Village

Gaurkheda is a small village in Chandur Railway tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 21 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chandur Railway
Pincode 444904
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 21
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 714
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 Gaurkheda compares

By the 2011 count Gaurkheda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 942.

Getting to Gaurkheda

Gaurkheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaurkheda 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 Gaurkheda from other places

Gaurkheda lies about 28 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Timtala, about 15 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 Gaurkheda
Nearest railway station Timtala 15 km
Nearest town Ner 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandur Railway 26 km
District headquarters Amravati 28 km

Villages closest to Gaurkheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandur Railway 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 Gaurkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurkheda village had a population of 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Gaurkheda village has 21 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurkheda has about 714 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Gaurkheda is 444904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurkheda covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaurkheda falls under Chandur Railway tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaurkheda is Timtala, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gaurkheda.

Gaurkheda is about 28 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurkheda is in Chandur Railway tehsil of Amravati district. Timtala is about 15 km away. Ner is about 23 km away. Chandur Railway is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajitpur (11 km), Kohla (11 km) and Kodori Harak (12 km).

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

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