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About Gomedhar Village

Gomedhar is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 638 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.14 hectares hectares.

Gomedhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gomedhar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 507.14 hectares
Population 1,187
Male Population 638
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gomedhar compares

By the 2011 count Gomedhar is the 65th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 507.14 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Gomedhar

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

Gomedhar lies about 49 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 42 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 Gomedhar
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 20 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 42 km
District headquarters Buldana 49 km

Villages closest to Gomedhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gomedhar village had a population of 1,187. That makes it the 65th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Gomedhar village has 638 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gomedhar has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Gomedhar covers 507.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gomedhar falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gomedhar is Khamgaon, about 42 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 Gomedhar.

Gomedhar is about 49 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gomedhar is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 20 km away. Khamgaon is about 42 km away. Buldana is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loni Kale (under 2 km), Uti (1.5 km) and Nimba (2.8 km).

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

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