About Pophali Village

Pophali is a large village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,609, made up of 1,851 males and 1,758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pophali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pophali village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Chiplun
Pincode	415601
Area (hectares)	1246 hectares
Population	3,609
Male Population	1,851
Female Population	1,758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pophali compares

By the 2011 count Pophali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 1246 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Pophali

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

How far is Pophali from other places

Pophali lies about 62 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Sawarda, about 15 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 Pophali
Nearest town	Koynanagar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Sawarda	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chiplun	19 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	62 km

Villages closest to Pophali

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.

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Common questions about Pophali

As per the Census of India 2011, Pophali village had a population of 3,609. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Pophali village has 1,851 males and 1,758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pophali has about 950 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.

The pincode recorded for Pophali is 415601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pophali covers 1246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pophali falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pophali is Sawarda, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Pophali.

Pophali is about 62 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pophali is in Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Koynanagar is about 12 km away. Sawarda is about 15 km away. Chiplun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.