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About Gaimukh Village

Gaimukh is a small village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 169 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,166 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.95 hectares hectares.

Gaimukh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaimukh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Area (hectares) 185.95 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 169
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,166
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 Gaimukh compares

By the 2011 count Gaimukh is the 108th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 185.95 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 997.

Getting to Gaimukh

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

Gaimukh lies about 30 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Chicholi, about 11 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 Gaimukh
Nearest railway station Chicholi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 15 km
District headquarters Bhandara 30 km

Villages closest to Gaimukh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaimukh village had a population of 366. That makes it the 108th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Gaimukh village has 169 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaimukh has about 1166 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Gaimukh covers 185.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaimukh falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaimukh is Chicholi, about 11 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 Gaimukh.

Gaimukh is about 30 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaimukh is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Chicholi is about 11 km away. Tumsar is about 15 km away. Bhandara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sorna (under 2 km), Sonpuri (under 2 km) and Lohara (1.6 km).

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

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