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About Ghotge Village

Ghotge is a mid sized village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 473 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghotge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghotge village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Dodamarg
Pincode 416512
Area (hectares) 554.16 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 473
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghotge compares

By the 2011 count Ghotge is the 19th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 554.16 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Ghotge

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

Ghotge lies about 24 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 21 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 Ghotge
Tehsil headquarters Dodamarg 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 21 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 24 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 28 km

Villages closest to Ghotge

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghotge village had a population of 981. That makes it the 19th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Ghotge village has 473 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghotge has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Ghotge is 416512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghotge covers 554.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghotge falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghotge is Thivim, about 21 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 Ghotge.

Ghotge is about 24 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghotge is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Dodamarg is about 9.8 km away. Thivim is about 21 km away. Sindhudurg is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghotgewadi (under 2 km), Sateli Bhedshi (1.8 km) and Parme (2.0 km).

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

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