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About Gaulkhed Village

Gaulkhed is a mid sized village in Shegaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,497, made up of 758 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.09 hectares hectares.

Gaulkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaulkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Shegaon
Area (hectares) 372.09 hectares
Population 1,497
Male Population 758
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaulkhed compares

By the 2011 count Gaulkhed is the 17th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents. Its 372.09 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Gaulkhed

Gaulkhed is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 56 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Shegaon, about 4.7 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 Shegaon 4.7 km
District headquarters Buldana 56 km

Villages closest to Gaulkhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shegaon 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 1,497. That makes it the 17th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents.

Gaulkhed village has 758 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaulkhed has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Gaulkhed covers 372.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaulkhed falls under Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaulkhed is Shegaon, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gaulkhed.

Gaulkhed is about 56 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 Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district. Shegaon is about 4.7 km away. Buldana is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherda (1.5 km), Ekphal (1.9 km) and Takali Hat (2.3 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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