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About Gandhinagar Village

Gandhinagar is a small village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 189 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhinagar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Pincode 416602
Area (hectares) 504.69 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 189
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
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 Gandhinagar compares

By the 2011 count Gandhinagar is the 83rd 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 504.69 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandhinagar 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. The nearest villages by name are Damare, Dariste, Darum and Dhareshwar. 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 Gandhinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhinagar village had a population of 390. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Gandhinagar village has 189 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhinagar has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Gandhinagar is 416602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhinagar covers 504.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandhinagar falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gandhinagar 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 10+ km distance for Gandhinagar.

Gandhinagar 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 Gandhinagar today is likely to be higher.

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