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About Gobhani Village

Gobhani is a large village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,323, made up of 1,745 males and 1,578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1685.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobhani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Pincode 444504
Area (hectares) 1685.94 hectares
Population 3,323
Male Population 1,745
Female Population 1,578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobhani compares

By the 2011 count Gobhani is the 12th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1685.94 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Gobhani

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

Gobhani lies about 38 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, 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 Gobhani
Tehsil headquarters Risod 12 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 36 km
District headquarters Washim 38 km

Villages closest to Gobhani

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 Gobhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobhani village had a population of 3,323. That makes it the 12th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Gobhani village has 1,745 males and 1,578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobhani has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Gobhani is 444504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobhani covers 1685.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gobhani falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gobhani is Kekatumar, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gobhani.

Gobhani 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.

Gobhani is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 12 km away. Kekatumar is about 36 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 Bhapur (2.0 km), Mangrul Zanak (3.3 km) and Wadji (3.8 km).

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

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