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About Narveli Village

Narveli is a small village in Bavda tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 137 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727 hectares hectares.

Narveli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narveli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bavda
Area (hectares) 727 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 137
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Narveli compares

By the 2011 count Narveli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 727 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Narveli

Narveli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narveli 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 Narveli from other places

Narveli lies about 44 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Achirne, about 16 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 Narveli
Tehsil headquarters Bavda 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Achirne 16 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 42 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 44 km

Villages closest to Narveli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narveli village had a population of 263. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Narveli village has 137 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narveli has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Narveli covers 727 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Narveli falls under Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Narveli is Achirne, about 16 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 Narveli.

Narveli is about 44 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narveli is in Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bavda is about 2.9 km away. Achirne is about 16 km away. Pachgaon is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katali (under 2 km), Lakhamapur (1.7 km) and Jambhulnewadi (2.3 km).

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

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