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About Ghagwadi Village

Ghagwadi is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 244 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.56 hectares hectares.

Ghagwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 66.56 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 244
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghagwadi compares

By the 2011 count Ghagwadi is the 129th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 66.56 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Ghagwadi

Ghagwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghagwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghagwadi from other places

Ghagwadi lies about 91 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Ghagwadi
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 20 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 28 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 91 km

Villages closest to Ghagwadi

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.

Common questions about Ghagwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagwadi village had a population of 490. That makes it the 129th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Ghagwadi village has 244 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagwadi has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Ghagwadi covers 66.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghagwadi falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghagwadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghagwadi.

Ghagwadi is about 91 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagwadi is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 16 km away. Khed is about 20 km away. Chiplūn is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelsai Budhawadi (under 2 km), Chandewadi (under 2 km) and Chinchwadi (under 2 km).

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

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