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About Gartad Village

Gartad is a mid sized village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,429, made up of 736 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gartad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gartad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Pincode 425405
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 1,429
Male Population 736
Female Population 693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gartad compares

By the 2011 count Gartad is the 94th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gartad

Gartad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gartad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gartad from other places

Gartad lies about 48 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Nardana, about 18 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 Gartad
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Nardana 18 km
District headquarters Dhule 48 km

Villages closest to Gartad

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 Gartad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gartad village had a population of 1,429. That makes it the 94th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Gartad village has 736 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gartad has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Gartad is 425405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gartad covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gartad falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gartad is Nardana, about 18 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 km distance for Gartad.

Gartad is about 48 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gartad is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 5.8 km away. Nardana is about 18 km away. Dhule is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajpuri (1.6 km), Adhe (2.4 km) and Ahilyapur (2.7 km).

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

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