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About Ghoddara Village

Ghoddara is a mid sized village in Maregaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 342 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.36 hectares hectares.

Ghoddara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoddara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Maregaon
Area (hectares) 522.36 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 342
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoddara compares

By the 2011 count Ghoddara is the 44th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 755 residents. Its 522.36 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Ghoddara

Ghoddara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghoddara as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghoddara from other places

Ghoddara lies about 67 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Rajur, about 21 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 Ghoddara
Tehsil headquarters Maregaon 11 km
Nearest town Pāndharkawada 20 km
Nearest railway station Rajur 21 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 67 km

Villages closest to Ghoddara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoddara village had a population of 664. That makes it the 44th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 755 residents.

Ghoddara village has 342 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoddara has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Ghoddara covers 522.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghoddara falls under Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghoddara is Rajur, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghoddara.

Ghoddara is about 67 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoddara is in Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Maregaon is about 11 km away. Pāndharkawada is about 20 km away. Rajur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoguldara (under 2 km), Khekadwai (under 2 km) and Chinchoni Botoni (under 2 km).

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

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