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About Sharad Village

Sharad is a small village in Ghatanji tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 193 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 658.3 hectares hectares.

Sharad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Ghatanji
Area (hectares) 658.3 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 193
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharad compares

By the 2011 count Sharad is the 84th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents. Its 658.3 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sharad

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

How far is Sharad from other places

Sharad lies about 52 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Pimpalkutti, about 30 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 Sharad
Tehsil headquarters Ghatanji 20 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 20 km
Nearest railway station Pimpalkutti 30 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 52 km

Villages closest to Sharad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharad village had a population of 370. That makes it the 84th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents.

Sharad village has 193 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharad has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Sharad covers 658.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sharad falls under Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sharad is Pimpalkutti, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Sharad.

Sharad is about 52 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharad is in Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ghatanji is about 20 km away. Ghātanji is about 20 km away. Pimpalkutti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taroda (2.1 km), Parwa (2.7 km) and Lingapur (3.2 km).

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

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