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About Gaundgaon Village

Gaundgaon is a mid sized village in Gangakhed tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,856, made up of 972 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 918.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaundgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaundgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Gangakhed
Pincode 431514
Area (hectares) 918.25 hectares
Population 1,856
Male Population 972
Female Population 884
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 Gaundgaon compares

By the 2011 count Gaundgaon is the 27th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 918.25 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 Gaundgaon

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

Gaundgaon lies about 32 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Vadgaon Nila, about 8.0 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 Gaundgaon
Nearest railway station Vadgaon Nila 8.0 km
Nearest town Gangākher 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangakhed 32 km
District headquarters Parbhani 32 km

Villages closest to Gaundgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaundgaon village had a population of 1,856. That makes it the 27th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Gaundgaon village has 972 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaundgaon 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.

The pincode recorded for Gaundgaon is 431514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaundgaon covers 918.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaundgaon falls under Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaundgaon is Vadgaon Nila, about 8.0 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 Gaundgaon.

Gaundgaon is about 32 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaundgaon is in Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district. Vadgaon Nila is about 8.0 km away. Gangākher is about 9.6 km away. Gangakhed is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mairal Sawangi (2.1 km), Chinchtakli (2.3 km) and Brahmanathwadi (3.6 km).

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

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