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About Ghariwali Village

Ghariwali is a mid sized village in Kalyan tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,691, made up of 943 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares.

Ghariwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghariwali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Kalyan
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 1,691
Male Population 943
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghariwali compares

By the 2011 count Ghariwali is the 26th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Ghariwali

Ghariwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghariwali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghariwali from other places

Ghariwali lies about 13 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Dativali, about 2.7 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 Ghariwali
Nearest railway station Dativali 2.7 km
Nearest town Dombivali 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalyan 9.0 km
District headquarters Thane 13 km

Villages closest to Ghariwali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalyan 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 Ghariwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghariwali village had a population of 1,691. That makes it the 26th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents.

Ghariwali village has 943 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghariwali has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Ghariwali covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghariwali falls under Kalyan tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghariwali is Dativali, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Ghariwali.

Ghariwali is about 13 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghariwali is in Kalyan tehsil of Thane district. Dativali is about 2.7 km away. Dombivali is about 4.1 km away. Kalyan is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katai (under 2 km), Sagaon (1.6 km) and Nilaje (2.1 km).

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

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