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About Gharod Village

Gharod is a large village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,248, made up of 1,167 males and 1,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2376 hectares hectares.

Gharod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharod village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Khamgaon
Area (hectares) 2376 hectares
Population 2,248
Male Population 1,167
Female Population 1,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharod compares

By the 2011 count Gharod is the 32nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 2376 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Gharod

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

Gharod lies about 42 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 Gharod
Tehsil headquarters Khamgaon 20 km
Nearest town Khāmgaon 20 km
District headquarters Buldana 42 km

Villages closest to Gharod

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 Gharod

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharod village had a population of 2,248. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Gharod village has 1,167 males and 1,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharod has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Gharod covers 2376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gharod falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gharod 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 10+ km distance for Gharod.

Gharod is about 42 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharod is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Khamgaon is about 20 km away. Khāmgaon is about 20 km away. Buldana is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akoli (2.1 km), Bothakoli (2.1 km) and Nirod (3.0 km).

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

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