About Vahal Village

Vahal is a large village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,547, made up of 1,219 males and 1,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1077 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vahal village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Chiplun
Pincode	415641
Area (hectares)	1077 hectares
Population	2,547
Male Population	1,219
Female Population	1,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,089
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vahal compares

By the 2011 count Vahal is the 16th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 1077 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Vahal

Vahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vahal 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 Tondali, Turambao, Ubhale and Uktad. 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.

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Common questions about Vahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Vahal village had a population of 2,547. That makes it the 16th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Vahal village has 1,219 males and 1,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vahal has about 1089 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 Vahal is 415641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vahal covers 1077 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vahal falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Vahal 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 Vahal.

Vahal 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.