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About Kalki Village

Kalki is a mid sized village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 242 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,649 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalki village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Dapoli
Pincode 415712
Area (hectares) 515 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 242
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,649
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalki compares

By the 2011 count Kalki is the 80th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 515 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1293.

Getting to Kalki

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

Kalki lies about 74 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Anjani, about 20 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 Kalki
Tehsil headquarters Dapoli 12 km
Nearest railway station Anjani 20 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 34 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 74 km

Villages closest to Kalki

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 Kalki

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalki village had a population of 641. That makes it the 80th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Kalki village has 242 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalki has about 1649 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1293.

The pincode recorded for Kalki is 415712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalki covers 515 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalki falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kalki is Anjani, about 20 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 Kalki.

Kalki is about 74 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalki is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Dapoli is about 12 km away. Anjani is about 20 km away. Chiplūn is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchanadi (6.6 km), Dabhol (7.5 km) and Asond (7.7 km).

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

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