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About Kumbharli Village

Kumbharli is a large village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,176, made up of 1,054 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumbharli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbharli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Chiplun
Pincode 415603
Area (hectares) 660 hectares
Population 2,176
Male Population 1,054
Female Population 1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumbharli compares

By the 2011 count Kumbharli is the 22nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 660 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1147.

Getting to Kumbharli

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

Kumbharli lies about 65 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Sawarda, about 24 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 Kumbharli
Nearest town Koynanagar 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Sawarda 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Chiplun 28 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 65 km

Villages closest to Kumbharli

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 Kumbharli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbharli village had a population of 2,176. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Kumbharli village has 1,054 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbharli has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1147.

The pincode recorded for Kumbharli is 415603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumbharli covers 660 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumbharli falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kumbharli is Sawarda, about 24 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 Kumbharli.

Kumbharli is about 65 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbharli is in Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Koynanagar is about 3.5 km away. Sawarda is about 24 km away. Chiplun is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pophali (8.9 km), Pophali Bk (8.9 km) and Manjutri (12 km).

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

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