About Palvan Village

Palvan is a mid sized village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,910, made up of 956 males and 954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palvan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palvan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Chiplun
Pincode	415641
Area (hectares)	740.78 hectares
Population	1,910
Male Population	956
Female Population	954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palvan compares

By the 2011 count Palvan is the 32nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 740.78 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Palvan

Palvan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palvan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palvan from other places

Palvan lies about 89 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 17 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 Palvan
Nearest railway station	Kalambani Budruk	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chiplun	25 km
Nearest town	Chiplūn	25 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	89 km

Villages closest to Palvan

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 Palvan

As per the Census of India 2011, Palvan village had a population of 1,910. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Palvan village has 956 males and 954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palvan has about 998 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 Palvan is 415641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palvan covers 740.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palvan falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Palvan is Kalambani Budruk, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palvan.

Palvan is about 89 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palvan is in Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 17 km away. Chiplun is about 25 km away. Chiplūn is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.