About Girad Village

Girad is one of the larger villages in Bhadgaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,538, made up of 3,414 males and 3,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1392 hectares hectares.

Girad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Tehsil	Bhadgaon
Area (hectares)	1392 hectares
Population	6,538
Male Population	3,414
Female Population	3,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Girad compares

By the 2011 count Girad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 1392 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Girad

Girad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Girad 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Girad from other places

Girad lies about 41 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Pachora Junction, about 5.6 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 Girad
Nearest railway station	Pachora Junction	5.6 km
Nearest town	Pāchora	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhadgaon	11 km
District headquarters	Jalgaon	41 km

Villages closest to Girad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girad village had a population of 6,538. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Girad village has 3,414 males and 3,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girad has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Girad covers 1392 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girad falls under Bhadgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Girad is Pachora Junction, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Girad.

Girad is about 41 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girad is in Bhadgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Pachora Junction is about 5.6 km away. Pāchora is about 6.1 km away. Bhadgaon is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.