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About Gaulkheda Village

Gaulkheda is a mid sized village in Dharni tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 326 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.72 hectares hectares.

Gaulkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaulkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Dharni
Area (hectares) 210.72 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 326
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaulkheda compares

By the 2011 count Gaulkheda is the 124th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 210.72 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Gaulkheda

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

Gaulkheda lies about 12 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Takli, about 6.5 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 Gaulkheda
Nearest railway station Takli 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharni 12 km
District headquarters Amravati 12 km

Villages closest to Gaulkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaulkheda village had a population of 627. That makes it the 124th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Gaulkheda village has 326 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaulkheda has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Gaulkheda covers 210.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaulkheda falls under Dharni tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaulkheda is Takli, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaulkheda.

Gaulkheda is about 12 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaulkheda is in Dharni tehsil of Amravati district. Takli is about 6.5 km away. Dharni is about 12 km away. Amravati is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondwadi (4.7 km), Khari (7.2 km) and Kund (8.2 km).

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

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