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About Tavasal Village

Tavasal is a mid sized village in Guhagar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 271 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,554 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.29 hectares hectares.

Tavasal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tavasal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Guhagar
Area (hectares) 486.29 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 271
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,554
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tavasal compares

By the 2011 count Tavasal is the 74th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 486.29 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1367.

Getting to Tavasal

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

Tavasal lies about 35 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Ukshi, about 29 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 Tavasal
Tehsil headquarters Guhagar 22 km
Nearest railway station Ukshi 29 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 35 km

Villages closest to Tavasal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tavasal village had a population of 692. That makes it the 74th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Tavasal village has 271 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tavasal has about 1554 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1367.

Tavasal covers 486.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tavasal falls under Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tavasal is Ukshi, about 29 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 Tavasal.

Tavasal is about 35 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tavasal is in Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Guhagar is about 22 km away. Ukshi is about 29 km away. Ratnagiri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbharwadi Tarf Palpene (3.7 km), Are (4.0 km) and Bandarwadi (4.4 km).

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

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