About Garkheda Village

Garkheda is a mid sized village in Bhokardan tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 450 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635 hectares hectares.

Garkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkheda village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalna
Tehsil	Bhokardan
Area (hectares)	635 hectares
Population	858
Male Population	450
Female Population	408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garkheda compares

By the 2011 count Garkheda is the 123rd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 635 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Garkheda

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

How far is Garkheda from other places

Garkheda lies about 43 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Badnapur, about 39 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 Garkheda
Tehsil headquarters	Bhokardan	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Badnapur	39 km
District headquarters	Jalna	43 km

Villages closest to Garkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkheda village had a population of 858. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Garkheda village has 450 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkheda has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Garkheda covers 635 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garkheda falls under Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Garkheda is Badnapur, about 39 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 - 10 km distance for Garkheda.

Garkheda is about 43 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garkheda is in Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district. Bhokardan is about 5.2 km away. Badnapur is about 39 km away. Jalna is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.