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About Ravanwadi Village

Ravanwadi is a mid sized village in Desaiganj tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 395 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.1 hectares hectares.

Ravanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ravanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Desaiganj
Area (hectares) 634.1 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 395
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ravanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Ravanwadi is the 23rd largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,828 residents. Its 634.1 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 964.

Getting to Ravanwadi

Ravanwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ravanwadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ravanwadi from other places

Ravanwadi lies about 54 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Arunnagar, about 8.6 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 Ravanwadi
Nearest railway station Arunnagar 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Desaiganj 10 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 10 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 54 km

Villages closest to Ravanwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ravanwadi village had a population of 758. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,828 residents.

Ravanwadi village has 395 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ravanwadi has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Ravanwadi covers 634.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ravanwadi falls under Desaiganj tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ravanwadi is Arunnagar, about 8.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ravanwadi.

Ravanwadi is about 54 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ravanwadi is in Desaiganj tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Arunnagar is about 8.6 km away. Desaiganj is about 10 km away. Desāīganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koregaon (under 2 km), Chop (1.9 km) and Bodadha Gaoganna (2.1 km).

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

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