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About Retpada Village

Retpada is a small village in Talode tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 119 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.45 hectares hectares.

Retpada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Retpada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Talode
Area (hectares) 174.45 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 119
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Retpada compares

By the 2011 count Retpada is the 86th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents. Its 174.45 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Retpada

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

Retpada lies about 32 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 30 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 Retpada
Tehsil headquarters Talode 16 km
Nearest town Taloda 16 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 30 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 32 km

Villages closest to Retpada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Retpada village had a population of 255. That makes it the 86th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents.

Retpada village has 119 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Retpada has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Retpada covers 174.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Retpada falls under Talode tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Retpada is Dhekvad, about 30 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 Retpada.

Retpada is about 32 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Retpada is in Talode tehsil of Nandurbar district. Talode is about 16 km away. Taloda is about 16 km away. Dhekvad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpada (under 2 km), Ichhagavhan (2.0 km) and Amalpada (2.3 km).

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

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