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About Gaulkhed Village

Gaulkhed is a small village in Malkapur tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 169 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.07 hectares hectares.

Gaulkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaulkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Malkapur
Area (hectares) 130.07 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 169
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaulkhed compares

By the 2011 count Gaulkhed is the 52nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,679 residents. Its 130.07 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gaulkhed

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

Gaulkhed lies about 40 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamkhed, about 2.9 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 Gaulkhed
Nearest railway station Khamkhed 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Malkapur 9.5 km
Nearest town Malkāpur 9.5 km
District headquarters Buldana 40 km

Villages closest to Gaulkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaulkhed village had a population of 332. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,679 residents.

Gaulkhed village has 169 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaulkhed has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Gaulkhed covers 130.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaulkhed falls under Malkapur tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaulkhed is Khamkhed, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance for Gaulkhed.

Gaulkhed is about 40 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaulkhed is in Malkapur tehsil of Buldana district. Khamkhed is about 2.9 km away. Malkapur is about 9.5 km away. Malkāpur is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpalkhunta (1.8 km), Pimpalkhuta Pr Vadner (1.8 km) and Nimkhed Pr Vadner (2.2 km).

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

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