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About Gandawad Village

Gandawad is a mid sized village in Pipalda tehsil, in the district of Kota, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 475 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandawad village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Kota
Tehsil Pipalda
Pincode 325214
Area (hectares) 363.84 hectares
Population 919
Male Population 475
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Gandawad compares

By the 2011 count Gandawad is the 50th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents. Its 363.84 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Gandawad

Gandawad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandawad 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 Gandawad from other places

Gandawad lies about 75 km from Kota, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 28 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 Gandawad
Tehsil headquarters Pipalda 7.2 km
Nearest town Māngrol 19 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 28 km
District headquarters Kota 75 km

Villages closest to Gandawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandawad village had a population of 919. That makes it the 50th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents.

Gandawad village has 475 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandawad has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Gandawad is 325214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandawad covers 363.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandawad falls under Pipalda tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gandawad is Sheopur Kalan, about 28 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 Gandawad.

Gandawad is about 75 km from Kota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandawad is in Pipalda tehsil of Kota district. Pipalda is about 7.2 km away. Māngrol is about 19 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganesh Khera (under 2 km), Ganeshkhera (under 2 km) and Kherlideo (1.9 km).

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

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