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About Gaiwal Village

Gaiwal is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 629 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaiwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaiwal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Pincode 444105
Area (hectares) 412.9 hectares
Population 1,226
Male Population 629
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaiwal compares

By the 2011 count Gaiwal is the 38th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 412.9 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 935.

Getting to Gaiwal

Gaiwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaiwal 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaiwal from other places

Gaiwal lies about 46 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 Gaiwal
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 9.5 km
Nearest town Kāranja 9.5 km
District headquarters Washim 46 km

Villages closest to Gaiwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaiwal village had a population of 1,226. That makes it the 38th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Gaiwal village has 629 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaiwal has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Gaiwal is 444105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaiwal covers 412.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaiwal falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gaiwal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gaiwal is about 46 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaiwal is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Karanja is about 9.5 km away. Kāranja is about 9.5 km away. Washim is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohal (2.4 km), Tapowan (3.5 km) and Murambi (3.9 km).

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

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