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About Gharola Village

Gharola is a mid sized village in Chakur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,877, made up of 986 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Chakur
Pincode 413513
Area (hectares) 777 hectares
Population 1,877
Male Population 986
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gharola compares

By the 2011 count Gharola is the 29th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 777 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gharola

Gharola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gharola 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gharola from other places

Gharola lies about 26 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Gharni, about 3.6 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 Gharola
Nearest railway station Gharni 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakur 8.6 km
District headquarters Latur 26 km

Villages closest to Gharola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharola village had a population of 1,877. That makes it the 29th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Gharola village has 986 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharola has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gharola is 413513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharola covers 777 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gharola falls under Chakur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gharola is Gharni, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gharola.

Gharola is about 26 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharola is in Chakur tehsil of Latur district. Gharni is about 3.6 km away. Chakur is about 8.6 km away. Latur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gharni (2.5 km), Dapkyal (3.5 km) and Nandgaon (3.7 km).

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

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