About Gandwa Village

Gandwa is one of the larger villages in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,489, made up of 4,738 males and 4,751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2153.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Dungarpur
Tehsil	Simalwara
Pincode	314402
Area (hectares)	2153.8 hectares
Population	9,489
Male Population	4,738
Female Population	4,751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandwa compares

By the 2011 count Gandwa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 2153.8 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gandwa

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

Gandwa lies about 26 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 26 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 Gandwa
Tehsil headquarters	Simalwara	26 km
District headquarters	Dungarpur	26 km
Nearest town	Dūngarpur	26 km
Nearest railway station	Shalashah Thana	26 km

Villages closest to Gandwa

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

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Common questions about Gandwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandwa village had a population of 9,489. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Gandwa village has 4,738 males and 4,751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandwa has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gandwa is 314402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandwa covers 2153.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandwa falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gandwa is Shalashah Thana, about 26 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 village for Gandwa.

Gandwa is about 26 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandwa is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Simalwara is about 26 km away. Dungarpur is about 26 km away. Dūngarpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.