About Gotkhindi Village

Gotkhindi is one of the larger villages in Walwa tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,592, made up of 3,901 males and 3,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2070 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gotkhindi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gotkhindi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Walwa
Pincode	416301
Area (hectares)	2070 hectares
Population	7,592
Male Population	3,901
Female Population	3,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gotkhindi compares

By the 2011 count Gotkhindi is the 12th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents. Its 2070 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Gotkhindi

Gotkhindi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gotkhindi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gotkhindi from other places

Gotkhindi lies about 27 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Kirloskarvadi, 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 Gotkhindi
Nearest town	Ashta	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Kirloskarvadi	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Walwa	27 km
District headquarters	Sangli	27 km

Villages closest to Gotkhindi

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

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Common questions about Gotkhindi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gotkhindi village had a population of 7,592. That makes it the 12th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,662 residents.

Gotkhindi village has 3,901 males and 3,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gotkhindi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Gotkhindi is 416301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gotkhindi covers 2070 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gotkhindi falls under Walwa tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gotkhindi is Kirloskarvadi, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gotkhindi.

Gotkhindi is about 27 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gotkhindi is in Walwa tehsil of Sangli district. Ashta is about 8.4 km away. Kirloskarvadi is about 16 km away. Walwa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.