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About Ghavar Village

Ghavar is a small village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 199 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.06 hectares hectares.

Ghavar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghavar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Area (hectares) 193.06 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 199
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Ghavar compares

By the 2011 count Ghavar is the 54th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 193.06 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Ghavar

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

Ghavar lies about 31 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kothrud, about 27 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 Ghavar
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 11 km
Nearest town Kharakvasla 19 km
Nearest railway station Kothrud 27 km
District headquarters Pune 31 km

Villages closest to Ghavar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghavar village had a population of 396. That makes it the 54th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Ghavar village has 199 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghavar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Ghavar covers 193.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghavar falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghavar is Kothrud, about 27 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 Ghavar.

Ghavar is about 31 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghavar is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Velhe is about 11 km away. Kharakvasla is about 19 km away. Kothrud is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakhar (under 2 km), Chitmodi (under 2 km) and Margasani (1.9 km).

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

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