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About Gandhinagar Village

Gandhinagar is a large village in Talasari tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,590, made up of 1,277 males and 1,313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407 hectares hectares.

Gandhinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhinagar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Talasari
Area (hectares) 407 hectares
Population 2,590
Male Population 1,277
Female Population 1,313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhinagar compares

By the 2011 count Gandhinagar is the 28th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,369 residents. Its 407 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Gandhinagar

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

How far is Gandhinagar from other places

Gandhinagar lies about 14 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Dahanukarwadi, about under 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 Gandhinagar
Nearest railway station Dahanukarwadi under 2 km
Nearest town Borivli 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Talasari 14 km
District headquarters Thane 14 km

Villages closest to Gandhinagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhinagar village had a population of 2,590. That makes it the 28th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,369 residents.

Gandhinagar village has 1,277 males and 1,313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhinagar has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Gandhinagar covers 407 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandhinagar falls under Talasari tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gandhinagar is Dahanukarwadi, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Gandhinagar.

Gandhinagar is about 14 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhinagar is in Talasari tehsil of Thane district. Dahanukarwadi is about under 2 km away. Borivli is about 4.7 km away. Talasari is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awarpada (7.6 km), Dongari (9.4 km) and Sambha (12 km).

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

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