About Ghavalwadi Village

Ghavalwadi is a mid sized village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 418 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,196 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghavalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghavalwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Chiplun
Pincode	415641
Area (hectares)	544 hectares
Population	918
Male Population	418
Female Population	500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,196
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghavalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Ghavalwadi is the 100th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 544 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Ghavalwadi

Ghavalwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghavalwadi 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 Ghavalwadi from other places

Ghavalwadi lies about 91 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Ghavalwadi
Nearest railway station	Kalambani Budruk	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chiplun	28 km
Nearest town	Chiplūn	28 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	91 km

Villages closest to Ghavalwadi

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 Ghavalwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghavalwadi village had a population of 918. That makes it the 100th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Ghavalwadi village has 418 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghavalwadi has about 1196 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1147.

The pincode recorded for Ghavalwadi is 415641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghavalwadi covers 544 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghavalwadi falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghavalwadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Ghavalwadi.

Ghavalwadi is about 91 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghavalwadi is in Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 16 km away. Chiplun is about 28 km away. Chiplūn is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.