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About Gormala Village

Gormala is a mid sized village in Bhum tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 331 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613 hectares hectares.

Gormala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gormala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Bhum
Area (hectares) 613 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 331
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gormala compares

By the 2011 count Gormala is the 67th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 613 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Gormala

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

Gormala lies about 58 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Barsi Town, about 30 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 Gormala
Tehsil headquarters Bhum 7.6 km
Nearest town Barshi 30 km
Nearest railway station Barsi Town 30 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 58 km

Villages closest to Gormala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gormala village had a population of 634. That makes it the 67th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Gormala village has 331 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gormala has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Gormala covers 613 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.

Gormala falls under Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gormala is Barsi Town, about 30 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 Gormala.

Gormala is about 58 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gormala is in Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district. Bhum is about 7.6 km away. Barshi is about 30 km away. Barsi Town is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnapur (under 2 km), Warud (under 2 km) and Barhanpur (2.3 km).

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

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