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About Gandhari Village

Gandhari is a mid sized village in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 248 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.07 hectares hectares.

Gandhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Arjuni Morgaon
Area (hectares) 472.07 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 248
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhari compares

By the 2011 count Gandhari is the 79th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 472.07 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gandhari

Gandhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandhari as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gandhari from other places

Gandhari lies about 24 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Khara, about 5.4 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 Gandhari
Nearest railway station Khara 5.4 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Arjuni Morgaon 24 km
District headquarters Gondiya 24 km

Villages closest to Gandhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arjuni Morgaon 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 Gandhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhari village had a population of 515. That makes it the 79th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Gandhari village has 248 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhari has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Gandhari covers 472.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandhari falls under Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gandhari is Khara, about 5.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gandhari.

Gandhari is about 24 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhari is in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Khara is about 5.4 km away. Bālāghāt is about 18 km away. Arjuni Morgaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatipalasagaon (7.7 km), Parastola (8.7 km) and Pauni (8.9 km).

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

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