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About Garkhede Village

Garkhede is a mid sized village in Raver tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,437, made up of 707 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.39 hectares hectares.

Garkhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Raver
Area (hectares) 189.39 hectares
Population 1,437
Male Population 707
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garkhede compares

By the 2011 count Garkhede is the 59th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 189.39 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Garkhede

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

Garkhede lies about 50 km from Jalgaon. 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 Garkhede
Nearest town Faizpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Raver 22 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 50 km

Villages closest to Garkhede

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 Garkhede

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkhede village had a population of 1,437. That makes it the 59th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Garkhede village has 707 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkhede has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Garkhede covers 189.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garkhede falls under Raver tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Garkhede notes the nearest railway station 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 Garkhede.

Garkhede is about 50 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garkhede is in Raver tehsil of Jalgaon district. Faizpur is about 22 km away. Raver is about 22 km away. Jalgaon is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimparkund (under 2 km), Nimdya (1.8 km) and Pal (4.1 km).

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

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