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About Gondhankheda Village

Gondhankheda is a mid sized village in Jafferabad tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,072, made up of 562 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 704 hectares hectares.

Gondhankheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gondhankheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Jafferabad
Area (hectares) 704 hectares
Population 1,072
Male Population 562
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gondhankheda compares

By the 2011 count Gondhankheda is the 59th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,631 residents. Its 704 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 927.

Getting to Gondhankheda

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

Gondhankheda lies about 34 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Dingaon, about 35 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 Gondhankheda
Nearest town Deūlgaon Rāja 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jafferabad 34 km
District headquarters Jalna 34 km
Nearest railway station Dingaon 35 km

Villages closest to Gondhankheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gondhankheda village had a population of 1,072. That makes it the 59th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,631 residents.

Gondhankheda village has 562 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gondhankheda has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Gondhankheda covers 704 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gondhankheda falls under Jafferabad tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gondhankheda is Dingaon, about 35 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 Gondhankheda.

Gondhankheda is about 34 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gondhankheda is in Jafferabad tehsil of Jalna district. Deūlgaon Rāja is about 18 km away. Jafferabad is about 34 km away. Jalna is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambewadi (2.8 km), Gadegavhan (3.4 km) and Tembhurni (5.9 km).

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

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