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About Govele Village

Govele is a small village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 54 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Govele Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govele village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Pincode 415203
Area (hectares) 72.52 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 54
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Govele compares

By the 2011 count Govele is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 72.52 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 well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Govele

Govele is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Govele 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 Govele from other places

Govele lies about 116 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 18 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 Govele
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 18 km
Nearest town Mahād 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandangad 34 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 116 km

Villages closest to Govele

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 Govele

As per the Census of India 2011, Govele village had a population of 110. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Govele village has 54 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govele has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

The pincode recorded for Govele is 415203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Govele covers 72.52 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.

Govele falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Govele is Karanjadi, about 18 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 Govele.

Govele is about 116 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govele is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Karanjadi is about 18 km away. Mahād is about 19 km away. Mandangad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sade (3.2 km), Vinhe (22 km) and Borghar (27 km).

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

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