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About Gangeshwar Village

Gangeshwar is a small village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 162 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangeshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangeshwar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Pincode 416601
Area (hectares) 58.61 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 162
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangeshwar compares

By the 2011 count Gangeshwar is the 90th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 58.61 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Gangeshwar

Gangeshwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangeshwar as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dariste, Darum, Dhareshwar and Digavale. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gangeshwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangeshwar village had a population of 346. That makes it the 90th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Gangeshwar village has 162 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangeshwar has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Gangeshwar is 416601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangeshwar covers 58.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangeshwar falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gangeshwar notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gangeshwar.

Gangeshwar is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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