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About Utambar Village

Utambar is a mid sized village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 378 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415717, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Utambar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Utambar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Dapoli
Pincode 415717
Area (hectares) 420.92 hectares
Population 788
Male Population 378
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Utambar compares

By the 2011 count Utambar is the 68th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 420.92 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1293.

Getting to Utambar

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

Utambar lies about 106 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vinhere, about 34 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 Utambar
Tehsil headquarters Dapoli 22 km
Nearest railway station Vinhere 34 km
Nearest town Mahād 41 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 106 km

Villages closest to Utambar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dapoli 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 Utambar

As per the Census of India 2011, Utambar village had a population of 788. That makes it the 68th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Utambar village has 378 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Utambar has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

The pincode recorded for Utambar is 415717. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Utambar covers 420.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Utambar falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Utambar is Vinhere, about 34 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 Utambar.

Utambar is about 106 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Utambar is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Dapoli is about 22 km away. Vinhere is about 34 km away. Mahād is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelashi (under 2 km), Ade (3.1 km) and Nigade (3.1 km).

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

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