About Gavane Village

Gavane is a large village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,427, made up of 1,129 males and 1,298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1640 hectares hectares.

Gavane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavane village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Lanja
Area (hectares)	1640 hectares
Population	2,427
Male Population	1,129
Female Population	1,298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,150
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavane compares

By the 2011 count Gavane is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 1640 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Gavane

Gavane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gavane as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Devdhe, Dhundare, Dolas and Gangar Kargaon. 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.

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Common questions about Gavane

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavane village had a population of 2,427. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Gavane village has 1,129 males and 1,298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavane has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1174.

Gavane covers 1640 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.

Gavane falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gavane notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gavane.

Gavane 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.