About Wakavali Village

Wakavali is a large village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,001, made up of 986 males and 1,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415711, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wakavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wakavali village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Dapoli
Pincode	415711
Area (hectares)	431.61 hectares
Population	2,001
Male Population	986
Female Population	1,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wakavali compares

By the 2011 count Wakavali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 431.61 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 1293.

Getting to Wakavali

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

Wakavali lies about 84 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Khed, about 13 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 Wakavali
Tehsil headquarters	Dapoli	12 km
Nearest railway station	Khed	13 km
Nearest town	Chiplūn	33 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	84 km

Villages closest to Wakavali

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.

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Common questions about Wakavali

As per the Census of India 2011, Wakavali village had a population of 2,001. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Wakavali village has 986 males and 1,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wakavali has about 1029 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 Wakavali is 415711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wakavali covers 431.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wakavali falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wakavali is Khed, about 13 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 Wakavali.

Wakavali is about 84 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wakavali is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Dapoli is about 12 km away. Khed is about 13 km away. Chiplūn is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.