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About Gove Village

Gove is a small village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 24 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gove Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gove village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Pincode 412804
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 24
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gove compares

By the 2011 count Gove is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Gove

Gove is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gove as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gove from other places

Gove lies about 57 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 18 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 Gove
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 18 km
Nearest town Mahād 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Wai 34 km
District headquarters Satara 57 km

Villages closest to Gove

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gove village had a population of 42. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Gove village has 24 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gove has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1064.

The pincode recorded for Gove is 412804. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gove covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gove falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gove is Karanjadi, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gove.

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

Gove is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Karanjadi is about 18 km away. Mahād is about 19 km away. Wai is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vele (under 2 km), Chandak (2.7 km) and Wadachiwadi (4.3 km).

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

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