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About Nagave Village

Nagave is a mid sized village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,678, made up of 858 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Nagave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagave village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Chiplun
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 1,678
Male Population 858
Female Population 820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagave compares

By the 2011 count Nagave is the 42nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1147.

Getting to Nagave

Nagave is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagave as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nagave from other places

Nagave lies about 63 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kamathe, about 11 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 Nagave
Nearest railway station Kamathe 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chiplun 13 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 13 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 63 km

Villages closest to Nagave

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 Nagave

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagave village had a population of 1,678. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Nagave village has 858 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagave has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1147.

Nagave covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nagave falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nagave is Kamathe, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Nagave.

Nagave is about 63 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagave is in Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kamathe is about 11 km away. Chiplun is about 13 km away. Chiplūn is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agave (under 2 km), Nandgaon (under 2 km) and Shirgaon (3.0 km).

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

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