Skip to main content

About Gidhade Village

Gidhade is a mid sized village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,575, made up of 798 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.25 hectares hectares.

Gidhade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Area (hectares) 372.25 hectares
Population 1,575
Male Population 798
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhade compares

By the 2011 count Gidhade is the 83rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 372.25 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gidhade

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

Gidhade lies about 44 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Sindkheda, about 11 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 Gidhade
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Sindkheda 11 km
District headquarters Dhule 44 km

Villages closest to Gidhade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhade village had a population of 1,575. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Gidhade village has 798 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhade has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Gidhade covers 372.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidhade falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gidhade is Sindkheda, about 11 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 Gidhade.

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

Gidhade is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 8.7 km away. Sindkheda is about 11 km away. Dhule is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patharde (under 2 km), Babhulde (2.5 km) and Uparpind (2.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.