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About Gugulwad Village

Gugulwad is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,448, made up of 733 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 423205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gugulwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gugulwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Malegaon
Pincode 423205
Area (hectares) 1176 hectares
Population 1,448
Male Population 733
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gugulwad compares

By the 2011 count Gugulwad is the 98th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents. Its 1176 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gugulwad

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

Gugulwad lies about 120 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Shirud, about 20 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 Gugulwad
Nearest railway station Shirud 20 km
Nearest town Dyāne 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 21 km
District headquarters Nashik 120 km

Villages closest to Gugulwad

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 Gugulwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gugulwad village had a population of 1,448. That makes it the 98th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents.

Gugulwad village has 733 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gugulwad has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Gugulwad is 423205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gugulwad covers 1176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gugulwad falls under Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gugulwad is Shirud, about 20 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 Gugulwad.

Gugulwad is about 120 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gugulwad is in Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district. Shirud is about 20 km away. Dyāne is about 20 km away. Malegaon is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zodge (2.7 km), Bhilkot (2.8 km) and Kandhane (4.3 km).

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

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