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About Gondekhal Village

Gondekhal is a small village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 35 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.98 hectares hectares.

Gondekhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gondekhal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Area (hectares) 489.98 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 35
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
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 Gondekhal compares

By the 2011 count Gondekhal is the 112th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 489.98 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1017.

Getting to Gondekhal

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

Gondekhal lies about 43 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Mangaon, about 26 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 Gondekhal
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 15 km
Nearest railway station Mangaon 26 km
Nearest town Indāpur 26 km
District headquarters Pune 43 km

Villages closest to Gondekhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gondekhal village had a population of 73. That makes it the 112th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Gondekhal village has 35 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gondekhal has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Gondekhal covers 489.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gondekhal falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gondekhal is Mangaon, about 26 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 Gondekhal.

Gondekhal is about 43 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gondekhal is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Velhe is about 15 km away. Mangaon is about 26 km away. Indāpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghodkhal (under 2 km), Kasedi (under 2 km) and Tekpole (3.0 km).

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

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