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About Gargotwadi Village

Gargotwadi is a mid sized village in Bhokar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 346 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares.

Gargotwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargotwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Bhokar
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 346
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gargotwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gargotwadi is the 64th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Gargotwadi

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

Gargotwadi lies about 28 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Jambhali, about 2.9 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 Gargotwadi
Nearest railway station Jambhali 2.9 km
Nearest town Mudkhed 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhokar 10 km
District headquarters Nanded 28 km

Villages closest to Gargotwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargotwadi village had a population of 702. That makes it the 64th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Gargotwadi village has 346 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargotwadi has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Gargotwadi covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gargotwadi falls under Bhokar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gargotwadi is Jambhali, about 2.9 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 Gargotwadi.

Gargotwadi is about 28 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gargotwadi is in Bhokar tehsil of Nanded district. Jambhali is about 2.9 km away. Mudkhed is about 8.4 km away. Bhokar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandurna (2.1 km), Borwadi (2.2 km) and Dorli (2.2 km).

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

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