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About Girvi Village

Girvi is one of the larger villages in Phaltan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,050, made up of 2,618 males and 2,432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girvi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girvi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Phaltan
Pincode 415523
Area (hectares) 2143 hectares
Population 5,050
Male Population 2,618
Female Population 2,432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girvi compares

By the 2011 count Girvi is the 7th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents. Its 2143 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Girvi

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

Girvi lies about 53 km from Satara. 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 Girvi
Tehsil headquarters Phaltan 12 km
District headquarters Satara 53 km

Villages closest to Girvi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girvi village had a population of 5,050. That makes it the 7th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents.

Girvi village has 2,618 males and 2,432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girvi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Girvi is 415523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girvi covers 2143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girvi falls under Phaltan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Girvi 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 5 - 10 km distance for Girvi.

Girvi is about 53 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girvi is in Phaltan tehsil of Satara district. Phaltan is about 12 km away. Satara is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirugudi (3.7 km), Khadaki (5.2 km) and Mandavkhadak (5.2 km).

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

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