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About Dugave Village

Dugave is a mid sized village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 245 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467 hectares hectares.

Dugave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dugave village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Chiplun
Area (hectares) 467 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 245
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,220
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dugave compares

By the 2011 count Dugave is the 132nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 467 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1147.

Getting to Dugave

Dugave is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dugave 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhakmoli, Dhamanvane, Dhameli Kond and Dhokravali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dugave

As per the Census of India 2011, Dugave village had a population of 544. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Dugave village has 245 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dugave has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1147.

Dugave covers 467 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dugave falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dugave notes the nearest railway station 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 Dugave.

Dugave is in Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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