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About Ghonsarwadi Village

Ghonsarwadi is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,724, made up of 894 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.42 hectares hectares.

Ghonsarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghonsarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Area (hectares) 510.42 hectares
Population 1,724
Male Population 894
Female Population 830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghonsarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Ghonsarwadi is the 42nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 510.42 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 922.

Getting to Ghonsarwadi

Ghonsarwadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghonsarwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghonsarwadi from other places

Ghonsarwadi lies about 38 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 32 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 Ghonsarwadi
Tehsil headquarters Risod 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 32 km
District headquarters Washim 38 km

Villages closest to Ghonsarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghonsarwadi village had a population of 1,724. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Ghonsarwadi village has 894 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghonsarwadi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Ghonsarwadi covers 510.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghonsarwadi falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghonsarwadi is Kekatumar, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghonsarwadi.

Ghonsarwadi is about 38 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghonsarwadi is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 3.3 km away. Kekatumar is about 32 km away. Washim is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawad (3.6 km), Bibkhed (5.5 km) and Haral (6.7 km).

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

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