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About Gandhare Village

Gandhare is a mid sized village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,677, made up of 837 males and 840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares.

Gandhare Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhare village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vada
Area (hectares) 371 hectares
Population 1,677
Male Population 837
Female Population 840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhare compares

By the 2011 count Gandhare is the 18th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gandhare

Gandhare is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandhare as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gandhare from other places

Gandhare lies about 53 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Thansit, about 25 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 Gandhare
Tehsil headquarters Vada under 2 km
Nearest railway station Thansit 25 km
Nearest town Vasind 29 km
District headquarters Thane 53 km

Villages closest to Gandhare

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhare village had a population of 1,677. That makes it the 18th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Gandhare village has 837 males and 840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhare has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Gandhare covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhare falls under Vada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gandhare is Thansit, about 25 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 km distance for Gandhare.

Gandhare is about 53 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhare is in Vada tehsil of Thane district. Vada is about under 2 km away. Thansit is about 25 km away. Vasind is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vada (under 2 km), Vadavali Tarf Gaon (under 2 km) and Vadavali Tarf Poulbar (under 2 km).

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

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