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About Gavhanipada Village

Gavhanipada is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,061, made up of 532 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.65 hectares hectares.

Gavhanipada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavhanipada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Area (hectares) 435.65 hectares
Population 1,061
Male Population 532
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavhanipada compares

By the 2011 count Gavhanipada is the 153rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 435.65 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Gavhanipada

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

Gavhanipada lies about 63 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Chinchpada, about 39 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 Gavhanipada
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 17 km
Nearest railway station Chinchpada 39 km
District headquarters Dhule 63 km

Villages closest to Gavhanipada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavhanipada village had a population of 1,061. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Gavhanipada village has 532 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavhanipada has about 994 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 987.

Gavhanipada covers 435.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gavhanipada falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gavhanipada is Chinchpada, about 39 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 10+ km distance for Gavhanipada.

Gavhanipada is about 63 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavhanipada is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 17 km away. Chinchpada is about 39 km away. Dhule is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Degaon (under 2 km), Umbhare (3.0 km) and Chikase (3.6 km).

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

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