About Girad Village

Girad is one of the larger villages in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,973, made up of 3,068 males and 2,905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1674.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Wardha
Tehsil	Samudrapur
Pincode	442305
Area (hectares)	1674.97 hectares
Population	5,973
Male Population	3,068
Female Population	2,905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Girad compares

By the 2011 count Girad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 1674.97 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Girad

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

Girad lies about 54 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Borkhedi, about 27 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 Girad
Tehsil headquarters	Samudrapur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Borkhedi	27 km
Nearest town	Umred	31 km
District headquarters	Wardha	54 km

Villages closest to Girad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girad village had a population of 5,973. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Girad village has 3,068 males and 2,905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girad has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Girad is 442305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girad covers 1674.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girad falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Girad is Borkhedi, about 27 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 village for Girad.

Girad is about 54 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girad is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 16 km away. Borkhedi is about 27 km away. Umred is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.