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About Gahalatola Village

Gahalatola is a mid sized village in Goregaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 383 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares.

Gahalatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahalatola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Goregaon
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 383
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gahalatola compares

By the 2011 count Gahalatola is the 62nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Gahalatola

Gahalatola 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 Gahalatola 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahalatola from other places

Gahalatola lies about 15 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, about 2.8 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 Gahalatola
Tehsil headquarters Goregaon 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Hirdamali 2.8 km
District headquarters Gondiya 15 km
Nearest town Gondiā 15 km

Villages closest to Gahalatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahalatola village had a population of 796. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Gahalatola village has 383 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahalatola has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Gahalatola covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahalatola falls under Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gahalatola is Hirdamali, about 2.8 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 <5 km distance for Gahalatola.

Gahalatola is about 15 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahalatola is in Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Goregaon is about 2.8 km away. Hirdamali is about 2.8 km away. Gondiya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadanga (under 2 km), Ghoti (1.9 km) and Mhasgaon (2.1 km).

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

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