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About Gandhinagar Village

Gandhinagar is a mid sized village in Vengurla tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 461 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.38 hectares hectares.

Gandhinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhinagar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vengurla
Area (hectares) 231.38 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 461
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhinagar compares

By the 2011 count Gandhinagar is the 31st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 231.38 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandhinagar 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 Bhogave, Bombadojichiwadi, Chipi and Dabholi. 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 Gandhinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhinagar village had a population of 898. That makes it the 31st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Gandhinagar village has 461 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhinagar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Gandhinagar covers 231.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhinagar falls under Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gandhinagar 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 Gandhinagar.

Gandhinagar 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 Gandhinagar today is likely to be higher.

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