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About Gaganmal Village

Gaganmal is a mid sized village in Umarkhed tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 349 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.26 hectares hectares.

Gaganmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaganmal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Umarkhed
Area (hectares) 534.26 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 349
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaganmal compares

By the 2011 count Gaganmal is the 98th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 534.26 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 967.

Getting to Gaganmal

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

Gaganmal lies about 92 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 40 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 Gaganmal
Tehsil headquarters Umarkhed 14 km
Nearest railway station Jawalgaon (Deccan) 40 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 92 km

Villages closest to Gaganmal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaganmal village had a population of 690. That makes it the 98th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Gaganmal village has 349 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaganmal has about 977 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 967.

Gaganmal covers 534.26 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.

Gaganmal falls under Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaganmal is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 40 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 Gaganmal.

Gaganmal is about 92 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaganmal is in Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district. Umarkhed is about 14 km away. Jawalgaon (Deccan) is about 40 km away. Yavatmal is about 92 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shri Dattanagar (under 2 km), Januna (2.6 km) and Tembhurdara (3.2 km).

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

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