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About Gulkhand Village

Gulkhand is a mid sized village in Mantha tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 296 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares.

Gulkhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulkhand village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Mantha
Area (hectares) 338 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 296
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulkhand compares

By the 2011 count Gulkhand is the 90th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gulkhand

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

Gulkhand lies about 42 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Paradgaon, about 14 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 Gulkhand
Nearest town Partūr 12 km
Nearest railway station Paradgaon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mantha 15 km
District headquarters Jalna 42 km

Villages closest to Gulkhand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulkhand village had a population of 574. That makes it the 90th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents.

Gulkhand village has 296 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulkhand has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Gulkhand covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gulkhand falls under Mantha tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gulkhand is Paradgaon, about 14 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 Gulkhand.

Gulkhand is about 42 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulkhand is in Mantha tehsil of Jalna district. Partūr is about 12 km away. Paradgaon is about 14 km away. Mantha is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mosa (under 2 km), Gulkhand Tanda (1.5 km) and Kathala Kh (1.6 km).

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

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