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About Gahukhede Village

Gahukhede is a mid sized village in Raver tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 620 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.76 hectares hectares.

Gahukhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahukhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Raver
Area (hectares) 400.76 hectares
Population 1,220
Male Population 620
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gahukhede compares

By the 2011 count Gahukhede is the 69th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 400.76 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Gahukhede

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

How far is Gahukhede from other places

Gahukhede lies about 47 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Nimbhora, about 9.3 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 Gahukhede
Nearest railway station Nimbhora 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Raver 10 km
Nearest town Rāver 10 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 47 km

Villages closest to Gahukhede

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahukhede village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 69th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Gahukhede village has 620 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahukhede has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Gahukhede covers 400.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahukhede falls under Raver tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gahukhede is Nimbhora, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance for Gahukhede.

Gahukhede is about 47 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahukhede is in Raver tehsil of Jalgaon district. Nimbhora is about 9.3 km away. Raver is about 10 km away. Rāver is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaulkhede (under 2 km), Kumbharkhade (1.8 km) and Lohare (2.4 km).

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

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