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About Gavalgaon Village

Gavalgaon is a small village in Kudal tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 145 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603 hectares hectares.

Gavalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kudal
Area (hectares) 603 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 145
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
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 Gavalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Gavalgaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 603 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Gavalgaon

Gavalgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gavalgaon 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gavalgaon from other places

Gavalgaon lies about 14 km from Kudal, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 8.3 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 Gavalgaon
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudal 14 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 24 km

Villages closest to Gavalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavalgaon village had a population of 319. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Gavalgaon village has 145 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavalgaon has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Gavalgaon covers 603 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gavalgaon falls under Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gavalgaon is Sindhudurg, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gavalgaon.

Gavalgaon is about 14 km from Kudal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavalgaon is in Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 8.3 km away. Kudal is about 14 km away. Sāvantvādi 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 Avalegaon (under 2 km), Kusabe (4.9 km) and Pokharan (6.8 km).

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

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