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About Gavaliwadi Village

Gavaliwadi is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 117 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416616, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gavaliwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavaliwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416616
Area (hectares) 229.1 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 117
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Gavaliwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gavaliwadi is the 116th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 229.1 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Gavaliwadi

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

Gavaliwadi lies about 39 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 5.6 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 Gavaliwadi
Nearest railway station Kankavali 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 31 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 36 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 39 km

Villages closest to Gavaliwadi

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 Gavaliwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavaliwadi village had a population of 232. That makes it the 116th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Gavaliwadi village has 117 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavaliwadi has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Gavaliwadi is 416616. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gavaliwadi covers 229.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gavaliwadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gavaliwadi is Kankavali, about 5.6 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 Gavaliwadi.

Gavaliwadi is about 39 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavaliwadi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kankavali is about 5.6 km away. Malwan is about 31 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mala (6.5 km), Bagavewadi (9.1 km) and Sadewadi (11 km).

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

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