About Gavathanwadi Village

Gavathanwadi is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 366 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416614, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gavathanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavathanwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Malwan
Pincode	416614
Area (hectares)	287 hectares
Population	762
Male Population	366
Female Population	396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,082
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavathanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gavathanwadi is the 45th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Gavathanwadi

Gavathanwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gavathanwadi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gavathanwadi from other places

Gavathanwadi lies about 15 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 11 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 Gavathanwadi
Nearest railway station	Sindhudurg	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malwan	15 km
Nearest town	Sāvantvādi	36 km

Villages closest to Gavathanwadi

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.

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Common questions about Gavathanwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavathanwadi village had a population of 762. That makes it the 45th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Gavathanwadi village has 366 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavathanwadi has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

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

Gavathanwadi covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gavathanwadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gavathanwadi is Sindhudurg, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gavathanwadi.

Gavathanwadi is about 15 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gavathanwadi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 11 km away. Malwan is about 15 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.