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About Kharavate Village

Kharavate is a mid sized village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 435 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,184 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1311 hectares hectares.

Kharavate Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharavate village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Chiplun
Area (hectares) 1311 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 435
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,184
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kharavate compares

By the 2011 count Kharavate is the 98th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 1311 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1147.

Getting to Kharavate

Kharavate is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kharavate as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kharavate from other places

Kharavate lies about 88 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 20 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 Kharavate
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Chiplun 24 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 24 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 88 km

Villages closest to Kharavate

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharavate village had a population of 950. That makes it the 98th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Kharavate village has 435 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharavate has about 1184 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1147.

Kharavate covers 1311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharavate falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kharavate is Kalambani Budruk, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharavate.

Kharavate is about 88 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharavate is in Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 20 km away. Chiplun is about 24 km away. Chiplūn is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palvan (4.1 km), Khandat (5.7 km) and Agarwadi (6.5 km).

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

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