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About Gurphali Village

Gurphali is a small village in Umarkhed tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 9 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.48 hectares hectares.

Gurphali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurphali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Umarkhed
Area (hectares) 248.48 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 9
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 556
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurphali compares

By the 2011 count Gurphali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 248.48 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gurphali

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

Gurphali lies about 105 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 16 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 Gurphali
Nearest town Hadgāon 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Umarkhed 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Jawalgaon (Deccan) 16 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 105 km

Villages closest to Gurphali

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 Gurphali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurphali village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Gurphali village has 9 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurphali has about 556 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Gurphali covers 248.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurphali falls under Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gurphali is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 16 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 10+ km distance for Gurphali.

Gurphali is about 105 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurphali is in Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district. Hadgāon is about 9.2 km away. Umarkhed is about 9.9 km away. Jawalgaon (Deccan) is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalgani (under 2 km), Takali (2.3 km) and Sakara (2.8 km).

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

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