About Bhambed Village

Bhambed is a large village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,679, made up of 1,262 males and 1,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1653.83 hectares hectares.

Bhambed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhambed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Lanja
Area (hectares)	1653.83 hectares
Population	2,679
Male Population	1,262
Female Population	1,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,123
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhambed compares

By the 2011 count Bhambed is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 1653.83 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1174.

Getting to Bhambed

Bhambed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhambed 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhambed from other places

Bhambed lies about 40 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Veravali, about 2.8 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 Bhambed
Nearest railway station	Veravali	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lanja	10 km
Nearest town	Shahuwadi	34 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	40 km

Villages closest to Bhambed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhambed village had a population of 2,679. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Bhambed village has 1,262 males and 1,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhambed has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Bhambed covers 1653.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhambed falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhambed is Veravali, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhambed.

Bhambed is about 40 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhambed is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Veravali is about 2.8 km away. Lanja is about 10 km away. Shahuwadi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.