About Garkhed Village

Garkhed is a mid sized village in Sindkhed Raja tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 986, made up of 512 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Sindkhed Raja
Pincode	443308
Area (hectares)	245 hectares
Population	986
Male Population	512
Female Population	474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garkhed compares

By the 2011 count Garkhed is the 63rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Garkhed

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

Garkhed lies about 71 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Ranjani, about 30 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 Garkhed
Tehsil headquarters	Sindkhed Raja	13 km
Nearest town	Deūlgaon Rāja	25 km
Nearest railway station	Ranjani	30 km
District headquarters	Buldana	71 km

Villages closest to Garkhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sindkhed Raja 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 Garkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkhed village had a population of 986. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Garkhed village has 512 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkhed has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Garkhed is 443308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garkhed covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garkhed falls under Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Garkhed is Ranjani, about 30 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 Garkhed.

Garkhed is about 71 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garkhed is in Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district. Sindkhed Raja is about 13 km away. Deūlgaon Rāja is about 25 km away. Ranjani is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.