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About Gharap Village

Gharap is a small village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 121 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,339 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1463.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharap village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Pincode 416511
Area (hectares) 1463.03 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 121
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,339
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 Gharap compares

By the 2011 count Gharap is the 77th 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 1463.03 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1043.

Getting to Gharap

Gharap is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gharap 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 Dingne, Dongarpal, Fansavade and Galel. 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 Gharap

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharap village had a population of 283. That makes it the 77th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Gharap village has 121 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharap has about 1339 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Gharap is 416511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharap covers 1463.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gharap falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gharap 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 Gharap.

Gharap 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 Gharap today is likely to be higher.

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