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About Gawandara Village

Gawandara is a large village in Dharur tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,253, made up of 1,125 males and 1,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1065.53 hectares hectares.

Gawandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawandara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Dharur
Area (hectares) 1065.53 hectares
Population 2,253
Male Population 1,125
Female Population 1,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawandara compares

By the 2011 count Gawandara is the 12th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,518 residents. Its 1065.53 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Gawandara

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

Gawandara lies about 41 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Parli-Vaijnath, about 42 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 Gawandara
Tehsil headquarters Dharur 13 km
Nearest town Dhārūr 13 km
District headquarters Bid 41 km
Nearest railway station Parli-Vaijnath 42 km

Villages closest to Gawandara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawandara village had a population of 2,253. That makes it the 12th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,518 residents.

Gawandara village has 1,125 males and 1,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawandara has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Gawandara covers 1065.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gawandara falls under Dharur tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gawandara is Parli-Vaijnath, about 42 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 Gawandara.

Gawandara is about 41 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawandara is in Dharur tehsil of Bid district. Dharur is about 13 km away. Dhārūr is about 13 km away. Bid is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambewadgaon (2.7 km), Kari (3.6 km) and Katewadi (3.6 km).

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

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