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About Gaudwadi Village

Gaudwadi is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 171 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,187 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.81 hectares hectares.

Gaudwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaudwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 121.81 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 171
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,187
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 Gaudwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gaudwadi is the 93rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 121.81 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Gaudwadi

Gaudwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaudwadi 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 Gaudwadi from other places

Gaudwadi lies about 37 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kudal, about 16 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 Gaudwadi
Nearest railway station Kudal 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 20 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 26 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 37 km

Villages closest to Gaudwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaudwadi village had a population of 374. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Gaudwadi village has 171 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaudwadi has about 1187 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Gaudwadi covers 121.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaudwadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaudwadi is Kudal, about 16 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 Gaudwadi.

Gaudwadi is about 37 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaudwadi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kudal is about 16 km away. Malwan is about 20 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghadiwadi (under 2 km), Bagadwadi (under 2 km) and Bagwadi (under 2 km).

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

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