Gaundhala, Risod

Gaundhala (गौंढाळा) is a village located in the Risod Taluka of Washim district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Risod block and comes under Goundhala Village Panchayat.

As on April 2025, the current population of Gaundhala is 1.4 thousands out of which 759 are males and rest 667 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 879 females per 1000 males. There are around 163 teenagers in Gaundhala. It has literacy rate of 67% which means around 956 persons can read and write. Total 399 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 294 households in Gaundhala, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 712. The pincode of Gaundhala is 444504 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Shirpur Sub Post office
• Gobhani Branch Post office
• Gowardhan Branch Post office
• Karanji Branch Post office
• Keshavnagar Branch Post office

Schools

Gaundhala has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Late Kondbatatya Dhavale Vidy
• Bhavana Public School Degaon
• Shivaji Vidhyalaya Gobhani
• Renukamata Vidhyalaya Gowardha
• Babasaheb Dhabekar Vidh Keshavnagar

Hospitals

Gaundhala has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Wasari Sub-Center
• Shirpur3 Sub-Center
• Shirpur1 Sub-Center
• Gobhani Sub-Center
• Mangul Zanak Primary Health Center

Banks

Gaundhala has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Shirpur Jain Branch
• The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Mangulzanak Branch
• The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Keshav Nagar
• Akola Janata Commercial Co-operative Bank Shirpur
• Bank of India Shirpur