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About Gautamgaon Village

Gautamgaon is a small village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 159 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares.

Gautamgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gautamgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 159
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gautamgaon compares

By the 2011 count Gautamgaon is the 103rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Gautamgaon

Gautamgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gautamgaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daphale, Devdhe, Dhundare and Dolas. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gautamgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gautamgaon village had a population of 343. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Gautamgaon village has 159 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gautamgaon has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1174.

Gautamgaon covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gautamgaon falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gautamgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Gautamgaon.

Gautamgaon is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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