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About Fansavade Village

Fansavade is a small village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 120 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 914.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fansavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fansavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Pincode 416510
Area (hectares) 914.88 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 120
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
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 Fansavade compares

By the 2011 count Fansavade is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 914.88 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1043.

Getting to Fansavade

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

Fansavade lies about 25 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 21 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 Fansavade
Nearest railway station Thivim 21 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 25 km
Nearest town Mapusa 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawantwadi 29 km

Villages closest to Fansavade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fansavade village had a population of 251. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Fansavade village has 120 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fansavade has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Fansavade is 416510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fansavade covers 914.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Fansavade falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Fansavade is Thivim, about 21 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 Fansavade.

Fansavade is about 25 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fansavade is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Thivim is about 21 km away. Sindhudurg is about 25 km away. Mapusa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niravade (under 2 km), Talavade (under 2 km) and Vilavade (under 2 km).

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

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