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About Gaurkheda Village

Gaurkheda is a mid sized village in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 303 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.09 hectares hectares.

Gaurkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Nandgaon Khandeshwar
Area (hectares) 256.09 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 303
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurkheda compares

By the 2011 count Gaurkheda is the 71st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 256.09 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

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 <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 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
Tehsil headquarters Nandgaon Khandeshwar 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Timtala 15 km
Nearest town Ner 23 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 Nandgaon Khandeshwar 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 625. That makes it the 71st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Gaurkheda village has 303 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurkheda has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Gaurkheda covers 256.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaurkheda falls under Nandgaon Khandeshwar 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district. Nandgaon Khandeshwar is about 6.0 km away. Timtala is about 15 km away. Ner is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawanga Gurav (1.6 km), Rohana (1.8 km) and Dhanora Gurav (2.2 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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