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About Gale Village

Gale is a small village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 202 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares.

Gale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vada
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 202
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gale compares

By the 2011 count Gale is the 138th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gale

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

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 Gale

As per the Census of India 2011, Gale village had a population of 416. That makes it the 138th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Gale village has 202 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gale has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Gale covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gale falls under Vada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gale notes the nearest railway station 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 Gale.

Gale is in Vada tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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