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About Gavathan Village

Gavathan is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 190 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416614, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gavathan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavathan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416614
Area (hectares) 435.57 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 190
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Gavathan compares

By the 2011 count Gavathan is the 92nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 435.57 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Gavathan

Gavathan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gavathan 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. The nearest villages by name are Dikval, Dongrewadi, Gaonkarwada and Gaudwadi. 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 Gavathan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavathan village had a population of 381. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Gavathan village has 190 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavathan has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Gavathan is 416614. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gavathan covers 435.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gavathan falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gavathan notes the nearest railway station 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 Gavathan.

Gavathan is in Malwan 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 Gavathan today is likely to be higher.

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