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About Gherapurandhar Village

Gherapurandhar is a mid sized village in Purandhar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 356 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2047 hectares hectares.

Gherapurandhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gherapurandhar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Purandhar
Area (hectares) 2047 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 356
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gherapurandhar compares

By the 2011 count Gherapurandhar is the 81st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents. Its 2047 hectares work out to about 0.3 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gherapurandhar

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

Gherapurandhar lies about 30 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Phursungi, 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 Gherapurandhar
Tehsil headquarters Purandhar under 2 km
Nearest town Sāsvad 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Phursungi 20 km
District headquarters Pune 30 km

Villages closest to Gherapurandhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gherapurandhar village had a population of 706. That makes it the 81st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents.

Gherapurandhar village has 356 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gherapurandhar has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Gherapurandhar covers 2047 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.

Gherapurandhar falls under Purandhar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gherapurandhar is Phursungi, 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 Gherapurandhar.

Gherapurandhar is about 30 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gherapurandhar is in Purandhar tehsil of Pune district. Purandhar is about under 2 km away. Sāsvad is about 8.5 km away. Phursungi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pur (under 2 km), Chivhewadi (2.6 km) and Bandhalwadi (3.7 km).

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

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