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About Gundali Village

Gundali is a small village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 133 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares.

Gundali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 133
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
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 Gundali compares

By the 2011 count Gundali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 986.

Getting to Gundali

Gundali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gundali 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gundali from other places

Gundali lies about 70 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Umroli, about 6.5 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 Gundali
Nearest railway station Umroli 6.5 km
Nearest town Khaira 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Palghar 11 km
District headquarters Thane 70 km

Villages closest to Gundali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundali village had a population of 271. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Gundali village has 133 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundali has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Gundali covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gundali falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gundali is Umroli, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gundali.

Gundali is about 70 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundali is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. Umroli is about 6.5 km away. Khaira is about 6.6 km away. Palghar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandgaon T Manor (1.8 km), Nandgaon T Tarapur (1.8 km) and Nawapur (2.1 km).

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

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