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About Gaonkarwadi Village

Gaonkarwadi is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 40 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaonkarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaonkarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 90.3 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 40
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
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 Gaonkarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gaonkarwadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 90.3 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1229.

Getting to Gaonkarwadi

Gaonkarwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaonkarwadi 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhaulvali, Dhopeshwar, Dongar and Doniwade. 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 Gaonkarwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaonkarwadi village had a population of 85. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Gaonkarwadi village has 40 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaonkarwadi has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Gaonkarwadi is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaonkarwadi covers 90.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaonkarwadi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

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

Gaonkarwadi 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 Gaonkarwadi today is likely to be higher.

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