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About Ghol Village

Ghol is a small village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 45 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 713.65 hectares hectares.

Ghol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghol village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Area (hectares) 713.65 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 45
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
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 Ghol compares

By the 2011 count Ghol is the 109th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 713.65 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 Ghol

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

Ghol lies about 50 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Mangaon, about 19 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 Ghol
Nearest railway station Mangaon 19 km
Nearest town Indāpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 21 km
District headquarters Pune 50 km

Villages closest to Ghol

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 Ghol

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghol village had a population of 99. That makes it the 109th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Ghol village has 45 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghol has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Ghol covers 713.65 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.

Ghol falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghol is Mangaon, about 19 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 Ghol.

Ghol is about 50 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghol is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Mangaon is about 19 km away. Indāpur is about 20 km away. Velhe is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gholapghar (under 2 km), Dapsare (2.1 km) and Kurtavadi (4.0 km).

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

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