About Furus Gaonthan Village

Furus Gaonthan is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 189 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,317 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares.

Furus Gaonthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Furus Gaonthan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Khed
Area (hectares)	33 hectares
Population	438
Male Population	189
Female Population	249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,317
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Furus Gaonthan compares

By the 2011 count Furus Gaonthan is the 139th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Furus Gaonthan

Furus Gaonthan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Furus Gaonthan as Available within village. 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 Furus Gaonthan from other places

Furus Gaonthan lies about 83 km from Ratnagiri. 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 Furus Gaonthan
Tehsil headquarters	Khed	8.1 km
Nearest town	Chiplūn	30 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	83 km

Villages closest to Furus Gaonthan

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

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Common questions about Furus Gaonthan

As per the Census of India 2011, Furus Gaonthan village had a population of 438. That makes it the 139th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Furus Gaonthan village has 189 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Furus Gaonthan has about 1317 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Furus Gaonthan covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Furus Gaonthan falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Furus Gaonthan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Furus Gaonthan.

Furus Gaonthan is about 83 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Furus Gaonthan is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Khed is about 8.1 km away. Chiplūn is about 30 km away. Ratnagiri is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.