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About Gadegaon Village

Gadegaon is a large village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,411, made up of 1,162 males and 1,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.27 hectares hectares.

Gadegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Area (hectares) 488.27 hectares
Population 2,411
Male Population 1,162
Female Population 1,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadegaon compares

By the 2011 count Gadegaon is the 8th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 488.27 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Gadegaon

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

Gadegaon lies about 18 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Koka, about 21 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 Gadegaon
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 18 km
District headquarters Bhandara 18 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 18 km
Nearest railway station Koka 21 km

Villages closest to Gadegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadegaon village had a population of 2,411. That makes it the 8th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Gadegaon village has 1,162 males and 1,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadegaon has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Gadegaon covers 488.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadegaon falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gadegaon is Koka, about 21 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 village for Gadegaon.

Gadegaon is about 18 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadegaon is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhani is about 18 km away. Bhandara is about 18 km away. Bhandāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kinhi (under 2 km), Somalwada (2.3 km) and Sonekhari (2.7 km).

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

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