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About Gimavi Village

Gimavi is a mid sized village in Guhagar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 463 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1048 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gimavi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gimavi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Guhagar
Pincode 415702
Area (hectares) 1048 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 463
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gimavi compares

By the 2011 count Gimavi is the 45th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 1048 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

Getting to Gimavi

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

Gimavi lies about 58 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Anjani, about 15 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 Gimavi
Tehsil headquarters Guhagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Anjani 15 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 20 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 58 km

Villages closest to Gimavi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gimavi village had a population of 963. That makes it the 45th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Gimavi village has 463 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gimavi has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

The pincode recorded for Gimavi is 415702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gimavi covers 1048 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gimavi falls under Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gimavi is Anjani, about 15 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 Gimavi.

Gimavi is about 58 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gimavi is in Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Guhagar is about 14 km away. Anjani is about 15 km away. Chiplūn is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhal (6.0 km), Shringartali (6.9 km) and Parchuri (7.0 km).

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

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