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About Gaurkheda Village

Gaurkheda is a mid sized village in Daryapur tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 333 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.11 hectares hectares.

Gaurkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Daryapur
Area (hectares) 353.11 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 333
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 the 67th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents. Its 353.11 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 953.

Getting to Gaurkheda

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

Gaurkheda lies about 29 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Kokalda, 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 Kokalda 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Daryapur 19 km
Nearest town Daryāpur 19 km
District headquarters Amravati 29 km

Villages closest to Gaurkheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Daryapur 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 666. That makes it the 67th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents.

Gaurkheda village has 333 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurkheda has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Gaurkheda covers 353.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaurkheda falls under Daryapur tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaurkheda is Kokalda, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gaurkheda.

Gaurkheda is about 29 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 Daryapur tehsil of Amravati district. Kokalda is about 15 km away. Daryapur is about 19 km away. Daryāpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandai (2.5 km), Landi (2.6 km) and Malkapur Bk (3.1 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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