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About Gargotwadi Village

Gargotwadi is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 507 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 410131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gargotwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargotwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 410131
Area (hectares) 634.12 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 507
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gargotwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gargotwadi is the 102nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents. Its 634.12 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Gargotwadi

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

Gargotwadi lies about 88 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Gargotwadi
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 20 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 28 km
District headquarters Pune 88 km

Villages closest to Gargotwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargotwadi village had a population of 1,012. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents.

Gargotwadi village has 507 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargotwadi has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Gargotwadi is 410131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gargotwadi covers 634.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gargotwadi falls under Khed tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gargotwadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Gargotwadi.

Gargotwadi is about 88 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gargotwadi is in Khed tehsil of Pune district. Kalambani Budruk is about 16 km away. Khed is about 20 km away. Chiplūn is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akharwadi (under 2 km), Arudewadi (under 2 km) and Bahirwadi (under 2 km).

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

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