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About Girat Village

Girat is a mid sized village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,006, made up of 514 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.66 hectares hectares.

Girat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girat village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Manora
Area (hectares) 382.66 hectares
Population 1,006
Male Population 514
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girat compares

By the 2011 count Girat is the 59th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 382.66 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Girat

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

Girat lies about 36 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Warudkhed, about 27 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 Girat
Tehsil headquarters Manora 10 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 18 km
Nearest railway station Warudkhed 27 km
District headquarters Washim 36 km

Villages closest to Girat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girat village had a population of 1,006. That makes it the 59th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Girat village has 514 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girat has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Girat covers 382.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girat falls under Manora tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Girat is Warudkhed, about 27 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 Girat.

Girat is about 36 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girat is in Manora tehsil of Washim district. Manora is about 10 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 18 km away. Warudkhed is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vilegaon (under 2 km), Bhildongar (1.6 km) and Khambala (3.0 km).

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

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