About Ghotgewadi Village

Ghotgewadi is a mid sized village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 493 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416549, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghotgewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghotgewadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Dodamarg
Pincode	416549
Area (hectares)	757.63 hectares
Population	969
Male Population	493
Female Population	476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghotgewadi compares

By the 2011 count Ghotgewadi is the 20th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 757.63 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Ghotgewadi

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

Ghotgewadi 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 Ghotgewadi
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 Ghotgewadi

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.

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Common questions about Ghotgewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghotgewadi village had a population of 969. That makes it the 20th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Ghotgewadi village has 493 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghotgewadi has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Ghotgewadi is 416549. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghotgewadi covers 757.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghotgewadi falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghotgewadi 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 10+ km distance for Ghotgewadi.

Ghotgewadi 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.

Ghotgewadi 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.