About Golwan Village

Golwan is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 598 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1034 hectares hectares.

Golwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golwan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Malwan
Area (hectares)	1034 hectares
Population	1,291
Male Population	598
Female Population	693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,159
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Golwan compares

By the 2011 count Golwan is the 18th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 1034 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Golwan

Golwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Golwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Golwan from other places

Golwan lies about 16 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 10 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 Golwan
Nearest railway station	Sindhudurg	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malwan	16 km
Nearest town	Sāvantvādi	36 km

Villages closest to Golwan

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 Golwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Golwan village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 18th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Golwan village has 598 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golwan has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Golwan covers 1034 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golwan falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Golwan is Sindhudurg, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Golwan.

Golwan is about 16 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golwan is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 10 km away. Malwan is about 16 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.