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About Geru Village

Geru is a small village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 129 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803.32 hectares hectares.

Geru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geru village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Khamgaon
Area (hectares) 803.32 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 129
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Geru compares

By the 2011 count Geru is the 125th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 803.32 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Geru

Geru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Geru as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Geru from other places

Geru lies about 28 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 Geru
Tehsil headquarters Khamgaon 19 km
Nearest town Khāmgaon 19 km
District headquarters Buldana 28 km

Villages closest to Geru

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 Geru

As per the Census of India 2011, Geru village had a population of 249. That makes it the 125th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Geru village has 129 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geru has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Geru covers 803.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Geru falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Geru notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Geru.

Geru is about 28 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geru is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Khamgaon is about 19 km away. Khāmgaon is about 19 km away. Buldana is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gerumatargaon (under 2 km), Sarola (1.7 km) and Shridhar Nagar (2.5 km).

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

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