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About Gherakelanja Village

Gherakelanja is a small village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 165 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gherakelanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gherakelanja village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Pincode 412803
Area (hectares) 492 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 165
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Gherakelanja compares

By the 2011 count Gherakelanja is the 103rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 492 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Gherakelanja

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

Gherakelanja lies about 46 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 36 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 Gherakelanja
Tehsil headquarters Wai 18 km
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 36 km
District headquarters Satara 46 km

Villages closest to Gherakelanja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gherakelanja village had a population of 330. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Gherakelanja village has 165 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gherakelanja has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1064.

The pincode recorded for Gherakelanja is 412803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gherakelanja covers 492 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gherakelanja falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gherakelanja is Karanjadi, about 36 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 Gherakelanja.

Gherakelanja is about 46 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gherakelanja is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Wai is about 18 km away. Karanjadi is about 36 km away. Satara is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varkhadwadi (under 2 km), Wadkarwadi (under 2 km) and Vadoli (under 2 km).

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

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