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About Gawalwadi Village

Gawalwadi is a small village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 74 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,446 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.48 hectares hectares.

Gawalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawalwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Area (hectares) 158.48 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 74
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,446
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gawalwadi is the 97th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 158.48 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Gawalwadi

Gawalwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gawalwadi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gawalwadi from other places

Gawalwadi lies about 119 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Goregaon Road, about 28 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 Gawalwadi
Tehsil headquarters Mandangad 19 km
Nearest railway station Goregaon Road 28 km
Nearest town Indāpur 35 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 119 km

Villages closest to Gawalwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawalwadi village had a population of 181. That makes it the 97th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Gawalwadi village has 74 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawalwadi has about 1446 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1330.

Gawalwadi covers 158.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gawalwadi falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gawalwadi is Goregaon Road, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gawalwadi.

Gawalwadi is about 119 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawalwadi is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Mandangad is about 19 km away. Goregaon Road is about 28 km away. Indāpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nigadi (under 2 km), Sakhari (under 2 km) and Ranavali (4.2 km).

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

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