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About Gele Village

Gele is a small village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 182 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,473 females per 1000 males. The village covers 832 hectares hectares.

Gele Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gele village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Area (hectares) 832 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 182
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,473
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gele compares

By the 2011 count Gele is the 72nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 832 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Gele

Gele is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gele 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhakore, Dingne, Dongarpal and Fansavade. 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 Gele

As per the Census of India 2011, Gele village had a population of 450. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Gele village has 182 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gele has about 1473 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Gele covers 832 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gele falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

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

Gele is in Sawantwadi 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 Gele today is likely to be higher.

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