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About Gorad Village

Gorad is a small village in Malkapur tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 141 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Malkapur
Pincode 443101
Area (hectares) 380.69 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 141
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gorad compares

By the 2011 count Gorad is the 54th 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 380.69 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gorad

The census records public bus service for Gorad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorad from other places

Gorad lies about 44 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Kolhadi, about 3.1 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 Gorad
Nearest railway station Kolhadi 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Malkapur 12 km
Nearest town Malkāpur 12 km
District headquarters Buldana 44 km

Villages closest to Gorad

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 Gorad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorad village had a population of 272. That makes it the 54th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,679 residents.

Gorad village has 141 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorad has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Gorad is 443101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorad covers 380.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gorad falls under Malkapur tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gorad is Kolhadi, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gorad.

Gorad is about 44 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorad is in Malkapur tehsil of Buldana district. Kolhadi is about 3.1 km away. Malkapur is about 12 km away. Malkāpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadki (1.5 km), Deodhaba (2.0 km) and Nimkhed Pr Vadner (3.0 km).

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

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