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About Gaondhad Village

Gaondhad is a mid sized village in Kudal tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 421 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares.

Gaondhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaondhad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kudal
Area (hectares) 447 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 421
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaondhad compares

By the 2011 count Gaondhad is the 81st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 447 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Gaondhad

Gaondhad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaondhad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dholkarwadi, Digas, Durganagar and Gandhigram. 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 Gaondhad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaondhad village had a population of 815. That makes it the 81st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Gaondhad village has 421 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaondhad has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Gaondhad covers 447 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.

Gaondhad falls under Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gaondhad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaondhad.

Gaondhad is in Kudal 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 Gaondhad today is likely to be higher.

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