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About Gandhanwadi Village

Gandhanwadi is a mid sized village in Patoda tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,713, made up of 891 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.84 hectares hectares.

Gandhanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Patoda
Area (hectares) 289.84 hectares
Population 1,713
Male Population 891
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gandhanwadi is the 22nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,203 residents. Its 289.84 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Gandhanwadi

Gandhanwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandhanwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gandhanwadi from other places

Gandhanwadi lies about 39 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Amalner Bhandyache, about 22 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 Gandhanwadi
Tehsil headquarters Patoda 3.1 km
Nearest town Jāmkhed 17 km
Nearest railway station Amalner Bhandyache 22 km
District headquarters Bid 39 km

Villages closest to Gandhanwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhanwadi village had a population of 1,713. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,203 residents.

Gandhanwadi village has 891 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhanwadi has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Gandhanwadi covers 289.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhanwadi falls under Patoda tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gandhanwadi is Amalner Bhandyache, about 22 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 - 10 km distance for Gandhanwadi.

Gandhanwadi is about 39 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhanwadi is in Patoda tehsil of Bid district. Patoda is about 3.1 km away. Jāmkhed is about 17 km away. Amalner Bhandyache is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhalewadi (2.4 km), Patoda (3.1 km) and Nafarwadi (3.9 km).

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

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