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About Gawandhala Village

Gawandhala is a large village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,024, made up of 1,020 males and 1,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1099.75 hectares hectares.

Gawandhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawandhala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Khamgaon
Area (hectares) 1099.75 hectares
Population 2,024
Male Population 1,020
Female Population 1,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawandhala compares

By the 2011 count Gawandhala is the 40th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 1099.75 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Gawandhala

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

Gawandhala lies about 48 km from Buldana. 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 Gawandhala
Nearest town Bālāpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Khamgaon 22 km
District headquarters Buldana 48 km

Villages closest to Gawandhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawandhala village had a population of 2,024. That makes it the 40th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Gawandhala village has 1,020 males and 1,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawandhala has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Gawandhala covers 1099.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gawandhala falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gawandhala notes the nearest railway station 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 Gawandhala.

Gawandhala is about 48 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawandhala is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Bālāpur is about 21 km away. Khamgaon is about 22 km away. Buldana is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asa (1.6 km), Dudha (1.6 km) and Ambetakali (3.3 km).

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

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