About Joshigaon Village

Joshigaon is a mid sized village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 317 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,218 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.95 hectares hectares.

Joshigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joshigaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Lanja
Area (hectares)	215.95 hectares
Population	703
Male Population	317
Female Population	386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,218
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Joshigaon compares

By the 2011 count Joshigaon is the 54th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 215.95 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 Joshigaon

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

Joshigaon lies about 4.4 km from Ratnagiri. 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 Joshigaon
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lanja	33 km

Villages closest to Joshigaon

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

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Common questions about Joshigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Joshigaon village had a population of 703. That makes it the 54th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Joshigaon village has 317 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joshigaon has about 1218 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Joshigaon covers 215.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Joshigaon falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Joshigaon 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 10+ km distance for Joshigaon.

Joshigaon is about 4.4 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joshigaon is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Ratnagiri is about 4.4 km away. Lanja is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.