About Gavase Village

Gavase is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 691 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 918 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gavase Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavase village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Ajra
Pincode	416505
Area (hectares)	918 hectares
Population	1,362
Male Population	691
Female Population	671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavase compares

By the 2011 count Gavase is the 23rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 918 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Gavase

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

Gavase lies about 67 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Sawantwadi Road, about 45 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 Gavase
Tehsil headquarters	Ajra	9.3 km
Nearest town	Gadhinglaj	28 km
Nearest railway station	Sawantwadi Road	45 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	67 km

Villages closest to Gavase

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

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Common questions about Gavase

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavase village had a population of 1,362. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Gavase village has 691 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavase has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Gavase is 416505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gavase covers 918 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gavase falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gavase is Sawantwadi Road, about 45 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 Gavase.

Gavase is about 67 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavase is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 9.3 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 28 km away. Sawantwadi Road is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.