About Gavhan Village

Gavhan is a large village in Tasgaon tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,934, made up of 1,999 males and 1,935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 800 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gavhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavhan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Tasgaon
Pincode	416408
Area (hectares)	800 hectares
Population	3,934
Male Population	1,999
Female Population	1,935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavhan compares

By the 2011 count Gavhan is the 19th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,139 residents. Its 800 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Gavhan

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

Gavhan lies about 31 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Kawathe Mahankal, about 19 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 Gavhan
Tehsil headquarters	Tasgaon	18 km
Nearest town	Tāsgaon	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kawathe Mahankal	19 km
District headquarters	Sangli	31 km

Villages closest to Gavhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavhan village had a population of 3,934. That makes it the 19th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,139 residents.

Gavhan village has 1,999 males and 1,935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavhan has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Gavhan is 416408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gavhan covers 800 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gavhan falls under Tasgaon tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gavhan is Kawathe Mahankal, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Gavhan.

Gavhan is about 31 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavhan is in Tasgaon tehsil of Sangli district. Tasgaon is about 18 km away. Tāsgaon is about 18 km away. Kawathe Mahankal is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.