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About Goval Village

Goval is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 163 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,252 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goval village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 186.54 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 163
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,252
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goval compares

By the 2011 count Goval is the 156th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 186.54 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Goval

Goval is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goval 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gaonkarwadi, Ghumewadi, Gorulewadi and Gothane 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 Goval

As per the Census of India 2011, Goval village had a population of 367. That makes it the 156th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Goval village has 163 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goval has about 1252 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1229.

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

Goval covers 186.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goval falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Goval notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Goval.

Goval 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 Goval today is likely to be higher.

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