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About Girapwadi Village

Girapwadi is a small village in Vengurla tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 112 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares.

Girapwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girapwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vengurla
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 112
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girapwadi compares

By the 2011 count Girapwadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Girapwadi

Girapwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Girapwadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dabholi, Deosu, Gandhinagar and Gavan. 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 Girapwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Girapwadi village had a population of 230. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Girapwadi village has 112 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girapwadi has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Girapwadi covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Girapwadi falls under Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Girapwadi 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 5 - 10 km distance for Girapwadi.

Girapwadi is in Vengurla 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 Girapwadi today is likely to be higher.

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