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About Gandhari Village

Gandhari is a mid sized village in Ambad tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 559 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Ambad
Pincode 431212
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 1,125
Male Population 559
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhari compares

By the 2011 count Gandhari is the 81st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gandhari

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

How far is Gandhari from other places

Gandhari lies about 57 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Kodi, about 50 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 Gandhari
Nearest town Gevrai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambad 30 km
Nearest railway station Kodi 50 km
District headquarters Jalna 57 km

Villages closest to Gandhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhari village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 81st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Gandhari village has 559 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhari has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Gandhari is 431212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhari covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhari falls under Ambad tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gandhari is Kodi, about 50 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 <5 km distance for Gandhari.

Gandhari is about 57 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhari is in Ambad tehsil of Jalna district. Gevrai is about 12 km away. Ambad is about 30 km away. Kodi 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 Gori (under 2 km), Shahagad (1.5 km) and Domalgaon (2.9 km).

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

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