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About Gavalewadi Village

Gavalewadi is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 975, made up of 471 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gavalewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavalewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415405
Area (hectares) 356.52 hectares
Population 975
Male Population 471
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavalewadi compares

By the 2011 count Gavalewadi is the 61st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 356.52 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Gavalewadi

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

Gavalewadi lies about 57 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 26 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 Gavalewadi
Nearest town Shahuwadi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 22 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 26 km
District headquarters Sangli 57 km

Villages closest to Gavalewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavalewadi village had a population of 975. That makes it the 61st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Gavalewadi village has 471 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavalewadi has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Gavalewadi is 415405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gavalewadi covers 356.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gavalewadi falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gavalewadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 26 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 Gavalewadi.

Gavalewadi is about 57 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavalewadi is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shahuwadi is about 14 km away. Shirala is about 22 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pavalewadi (under 2 km), Manewadi (6.8 km) and Charan (8.4 km).

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

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