About Gavha Village

Gavha is a large village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,765, made up of 1,405 males and 1,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588 hectares hectares.

Gavha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavha village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Manora
Area (hectares)	588 hectares
Population	2,765
Male Population	1,405
Female Population	1,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavha compares

By the 2011 count Gavha is the 12th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 588 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 Gavha

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

Gavha lies about 45 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Bhandegaon, about 23 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 Gavha
Tehsil headquarters	Manora	3.3 km
Nearest town	Digras	20 km
Nearest railway station	Bhandegaon	23 km
District headquarters	Washim	45 km

Villages closest to Gavha

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.

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Common questions about Gavha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavha village had a population of 2,765. That makes it the 12th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Gavha village has 1,405 males and 1,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavha has about 968 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.

Gavha covers 588 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gavha falls under Manora tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gavha is Bhandegaon, about 23 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 Gavha.

Gavha is about 45 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavha is in Manora tehsil of Washim district. Manora is about 3.3 km away. Digras is about 20 km away. Bhandegaon is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.