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About Garkheda Village

Garkheda is a small village in Jintur tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 119 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687.14 hectares hectares.

Garkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Jintur
Area (hectares) 687.14 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 119
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Garkheda compares

By the 2011 count Garkheda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 687.14 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Garkheda

Garkheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garkheda 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 Garkheda from other places

Garkheda lies about 46 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Dhengli Pimpalgaon, about 31 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 Garkheda
Tehsil headquarters Jintur 10 km
Nearest town Jintūr 10 km
Nearest railway station Dhengli Pimpalgaon 31 km
District headquarters Parbhani 46 km

Villages closest to Garkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkheda village had a population of 238. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Garkheda village has 119 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkheda has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Garkheda covers 687.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garkheda falls under Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Garkheda is Dhengli Pimpalgaon, about 31 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 Garkheda.

Garkheda is about 46 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garkheda is in Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district. Jintur is about 10 km away. Jintūr is about 10 km away. Dhengli Pimpalgaon is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawargaon (3.5 km), Jogawada (3.6 km) and Wadali (3.7 km).

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

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