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About Gaimukh Village

Gaimukh is a small village in Seloo tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 255 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares.

Gaimukh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaimukh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Seloo
Area (hectares) 290 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 255
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 788
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 Gaimukh compares

By the 2011 count Gaimukh is the 67th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gaimukh

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

Gaimukh lies about 24 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Tuljapur, about 9.6 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 Gaimukh
Nearest railway station Tuljapur 9.6 km
Nearest town Pipri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Seloo 24 km
District headquarters Wardha 24 km

Villages closest to Gaimukh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaimukh village had a population of 456. That makes it the 67th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Gaimukh village has 255 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaimukh has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Gaimukh covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaimukh falls under Seloo tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaimukh is Tuljapur, about 9.6 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 Gaimukh.

Gaimukh is about 24 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaimukh is in Seloo tehsil of Wardha district. Tuljapur is about 9.6 km away. Pipri is about 21 km away. Seloo is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jungad (under 2 km), Khapri (1.7 km) and Mungapur (1.9 km).

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

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