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About Gandhinagar Village

Gandhinagar is a mid sized village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 434 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.34 hectares hectares.

Gandhinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhinagar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 468.34 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 434
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhinagar compares

By the 2011 count Gandhinagar is the 32nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 839 residents. Its 468.34 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gandhinagar

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

Gandhinagar lies about 29 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Yavatmal 1, 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 Gandhinagar
Nearest town Ghātanji 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 20 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 29 km
Nearest railway station Yavatmal 1 30 km

Villages closest to Gandhinagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhinagar village had a population of 876. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 839 residents.

Gandhinagar village has 434 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhinagar has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Gandhinagar covers 468.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandhinagar falls under Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gandhinagar is Yavatmal 1, 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 10+ km distance for Gandhinagar.

Gandhinagar is about 29 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhinagar is in Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ghātanji is about 16 km away. Kalamb is about 20 km away. Yavatmal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pardi Nakti (1.7 km), Belori (2.5 km) and Pradhanbori (3.2 km).

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

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