About Gavan Village

Gavan is a mid sized village in Vengurla tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 851, made up of 404 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 699.68 hectares hectares.

Gavan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Vengurla
Area (hectares)	699.68 hectares
Population	851
Male Population	404
Female Population	447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,106
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavan compares

By the 2011 count Gavan is the 34th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 699.68 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1032.

Getting to Gavan

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

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Common questions about Gavan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavan village had a population of 851. That makes it the 34th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Gavan village has 404 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavan has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Gavan covers 699.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gavan falls under Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gavan 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 Gavan.

Gavan 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.