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About Ghadigaon Village

Ghadigaon is a mid sized village in Kudal tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 358 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghadigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghadigaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kudal
Pincode 416532
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 358
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghadigaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghadigaon is the 86th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Ghadigaon

Ghadigaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghadigaon 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghadigaon from other places

Ghadigaon lies about 27 km from Kudal, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 22 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 Ghadigaon
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudal 27 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 46 km

Villages closest to Ghadigaon

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 Ghadigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghadigaon village had a population of 774. That makes it the 86th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Ghadigaon village has 358 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghadigaon has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Ghadigaon is 416532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghadigaon covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghadigaon falls under Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghadigaon is Sindhudurg, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghadigaon.

Ghadigaon is about 27 km from Kudal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghadigaon is in Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 22 km away. Kudal is about 27 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandargaon (2.4 km), Khutvalwadi (9.3 km) and Pat (9.8 km).

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

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