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About Givha Village

Givha is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,619, made up of 833 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 960.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Givha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Givha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Pincode 444503
Area (hectares) 960.25 hectares
Population 1,619
Male Population 833
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Givha compares

By the 2011 count Givha is the 30th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 960.25 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Givha

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

Givha lies about 6.4 km from Washim. 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 Givha
District headquarters Washim 6.4 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 16 km

Villages closest to Givha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Givha village had a population of 1,619. That makes it the 30th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Givha village has 833 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Givha has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Givha is 444503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Givha covers 960.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Givha falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Givha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Givha.

Givha is about 6.4 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Givha is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Washim is about 6.4 km away. Wāshīm is about 6.4 km away. Malegaon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonkhas (2.3 km), Wakad Pr Washim (4.2 km) and Waghalud (5.1 km).

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

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