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About Ganganwadi Village

Ganganwadi is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 116 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,448 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganganwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganganwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416704
Area (hectares) 276.55 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 116
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,448
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganganwadi compares

By the 2011 count Ganganwadi is the 180th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 276.55 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1229.

Getting to Ganganwadi

Ganganwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganganwadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhamanpe, Dhaulvali, Dhopeshwar and Dongar. 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 Ganganwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganganwadi village had a population of 284. That makes it the 180th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Ganganwadi village has 116 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganganwadi has about 1448 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Ganganwadi is 416704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganganwadi covers 276.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganganwadi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Ganganwadi notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ganganwadi.

Ganganwadi is in Rajapur 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 Ganganwadi today is likely to be higher.

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