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About Gane Village

Gane is a mid sized village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 257 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.2 hectares hectares.

Gane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Area (hectares) 344.2 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 257
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gane compares

By the 2011 count Gane is the 173rd largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 344.2 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 922.

Getting to Gane

Gane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gane as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gane from other places

Gane lies about 2.6 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Mulund, about 2.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gane
Nearest railway station Mulund 2.2 km
District headquarters Thane 2.6 km
Nearest town Thāne 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwandi 18 km

Villages closest to Gane

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhiwandi tehsil.

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 Gane

As per the Census of India 2011, Gane village had a population of 527. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Gane village has 257 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gane has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Gane covers 344.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gane falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gane is Mulund, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gane.

Gane is about 2.6 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gane is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Mulund is about 2.2 km away. Thane is about 2.6 km away. Thāne is about 2.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandithane (3.2 km), Shivnagar (3.8 km) and Dighashi (5.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gane today is likely to be higher.

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