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About Gondesakhal Village

Gondesakhal is a small village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 147 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,293 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.42 hectares hectares.

Gondesakhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gondesakhal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 86.42 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 147
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,293
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gondesakhal compares

By the 2011 count Gondesakhal is the 106th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 86.42 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Gondesakhal

Gondesakhal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gondesakhal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gangar Kargaon, Gautamgaon, Gavane and Ghadashi. 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 Gondesakhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gondesakhal village had a population of 337. That makes it the 106th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Gondesakhal village has 147 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gondesakhal has about 1293 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Gondesakhal covers 86.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gondesakhal falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gondesakhal 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 <5 km distance for Gondesakhal.

Gondesakhal 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 Gondesakhal today is likely to be higher.

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