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About Gilane Village

Gilane is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,766, made up of 925 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 867 hectares hectares.

Gilane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 867 hectares
Population 1,766
Male Population 925
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gilane compares

By the 2011 count Gilane is the 83rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents. Its 867 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gilane

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

Gilane lies about 101 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Nandgaon, about 17 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 Gilane
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 14 km
Nearest railway station Nandgaon 17 km
District headquarters Nashik 101 km

Villages closest to Gilane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilane village had a population of 1,766. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents.

Gilane village has 925 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilane has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Gilane covers 867 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gilane falls under Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gilane is Nandgaon, about 17 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 Gilane.

Gilane is about 101 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gilane is in Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district. Malegaon is about 14 km away. Nandgaon is about 17 km away. Nashik is about 101 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubagule (under 2 km), Nimgule (under 2 km) and Nimgulekupa (under 2 km).

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

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