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About Turavade Village

Turavade is a small village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 24 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 542 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.14 hectares hectares.

Turavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Turavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Dapoli
Area (hectares) 70.14 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 24
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 542
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Turavade compares

By the 2011 count Turavade is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 70.14 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1293.

Getting to Turavade

Turavade is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Turavade as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Turavade from other places

Turavade lies about 103 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vinhere, about 33 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 Turavade
Tehsil headquarters Dapoli 19 km
Nearest railway station Vinhere 33 km
Nearest town Mahād 42 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 103 km

Villages closest to Turavade

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 Turavade

As per the Census of India 2011, Turavade village had a population of 37. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Turavade village has 24 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Turavade has about 542 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1293.

Turavade covers 70.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Turavade falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Turavade is Vinhere, about 33 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Turavade.

Turavade is about 103 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Turavade is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Dapoli is about 19 km away. Vinhere is about 33 km away. Mahād is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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