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About Gandulwad Village

Gandulwad is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 426 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 717 hectares hectares.

Gandulwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandulwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 717 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 426
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandulwad compares

By the 2011 count Gandulwad is the 115th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 717 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Gandulwad

Gandulwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandulwad 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 Gandulwad from other places

Gandulwad lies about 76 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kasara, about 20 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 Gandulwad
Nearest railway station Kasara 20 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 30 km
District headquarters Thane 76 km

Villages closest to Gandulwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandulwad village had a population of 820. That makes it the 115th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Gandulwad village has 426 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandulwad has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Gandulwad covers 717 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandulwad falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gandulwad is Kasara, about 20 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 Gandulwad.

Gandulwad is about 76 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandulwad is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Kasara is about 20 km away. Igatpuri is about 20 km away. Shahapur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chondhe Kh (2.2 km), Hinglud (2.7 km) and Dolkhamb (4.2 km).

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

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