About Gaikhed Village

Gaikhed is a mid sized village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 750 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 906 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaikhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaikhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Lonar
Pincode	443302
Area (hectares)	906 hectares
Population	1,422
Male Population	750
Female Population	672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaikhed compares

By the 2011 count Gaikhed is the 37th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 906 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gaikhed

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

Gaikhed lies about 70 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 57 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 Gaikhed
Tehsil headquarters	Lonar	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kekatumar	57 km
District headquarters	Buldana	70 km

Villages closest to Gaikhed

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

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Common questions about Gaikhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaikhed village had a population of 1,422. That makes it the 37th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Gaikhed village has 750 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaikhed has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Gaikhed is 443302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaikhed covers 906 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaikhed falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaikhed is Kekatumar, about 57 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 Gaikhed.

Gaikhed is about 70 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaikhed is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 4.2 km away. Kekatumar is about 57 km away. Buldana is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.