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About Owali Village

Owali is a mid sized village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 468 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1737 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Owali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Owali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Chiplun
Pincode 415604
Area (hectares) 1737 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 468
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Owali compares

By the 2011 count Owali is the 94th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 1737 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1147.

Getting to Owali

Owali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Owali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nayashi, Nirbade, Nirvhal and Nivali. 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 Owali

As per the Census of India 2011, Owali village had a population of 964. That makes it the 94th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Owali village has 468 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Owali has about 1060 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 Owali is 415604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Owali covers 1737 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Owali falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Owali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Owali.

Owali 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 Owali today is likely to be higher.

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