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About Gundwal Village

Gundwal is a mid sized village in Mahoor tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 378 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 724.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431721, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundwal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Mahoor
Pincode 431721
Area (hectares) 724.03 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 378
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gundwal compares

By the 2011 count Gundwal is the 55th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 724.03 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 945.

Getting to Gundwal

Gundwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gundwal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gundwal from other places

Gundwal lies about 27 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Hazur Sahib Nanded, about 27 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 Gundwal
Nearest town Kandahār 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahoor 27 km
District headquarters Nanded 27 km
Nearest railway station Hazur Sahib Nanded 27 km

Villages closest to Gundwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundwal village had a population of 725. That makes it the 55th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Gundwal village has 378 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundwal has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Gundwal is 431721. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundwal covers 724.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gundwal falls under Mahoor tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gundwal is Hazur Sahib Nanded, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gundwal.

Gundwal is about 27 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundwal is in Mahoor tehsil of Nanded district. Kandahār is about 18 km away. Mahoor is about 27 km away. Nanded is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondegoan Tanda (3.1 km), Lakhamapur Tanda (3.1 km) and Malkaguda Tanda (3.1 km).

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

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