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About Gawandi Village

Gawandi is a mid sized village in Babulgaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,295, made up of 660 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 845.64 hectares hectares.

Gawandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawandi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Babulgaon
Area (hectares) 845.64 hectares
Population 1,295
Male Population 660
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawandi compares

By the 2011 count Gawandi is the 18th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 845.64 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Gawandi

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

Gawandi lies about 24 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Talni, about 17 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 Gawandi
Tehsil headquarters Babulgaon 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Talni 17 km
Nearest town Pulgaon 19 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 24 km

Villages closest to Gawandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawandi village had a population of 1,295. That makes it the 18th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Gawandi village has 660 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawandi has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Gawandi covers 845.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gawandi falls under Babulgaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gawandi is Talni, about 17 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 Gawandi.

Gawandi is about 24 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawandi is in Babulgaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Babulgaon is about 6.1 km away. Talni is about 17 km away. Pulgaon is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharda (1.8 km), Sarfali (2.3 km) and Muradabad (3.0 km).

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

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