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About Ghadwel Village

Ghadwel is a mid sized village in Chopda tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,449, made up of 771 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509.69 hectares hectares.

Ghadwel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghadwel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Chopda
Area (hectares) 509.69 hectares
Population 1,449
Male Population 771
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghadwel compares

By the 2011 count Ghadwel is the 56th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 509.69 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ghadwel

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

Ghadwel lies about 44 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Takarkhede, 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 Ghadwel
Tehsil headquarters Chopda 12 km
Nearest railway station Takarkhede 18 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 44 km

Villages closest to Ghadwel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghadwel village had a population of 1,449. That makes it the 56th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Ghadwel village has 771 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghadwel has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Ghadwel covers 509.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghadwel falls under Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghadwel is Takarkhede, 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 10+ km distance for Ghadwel.

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

Ghadwel is in Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district. Chopda is about 12 km away. Takarkhede is about 18 km away. Jalgaon 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 Vichakhede (under 2 km), Dhupe Kh (1.7 km) and Dondwade (2.4 km).

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

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