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About Chafet Village

Chafet is a mid sized village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 261 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416760, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chafet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chafet village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Pincode 416760
Area (hectares) 157.19 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 261
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chafet compares

By the 2011 count Chafet is the 77th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 157.19 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Chafet

Chafet is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chafet as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Borivale, Borthade, Buddhawadi T Veravali Bk and Buddhawadi Tarf Devdhe. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chafet

As per the Census of India 2011, Chafet village had a population of 513. That makes it the 77th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Chafet village has 261 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chafet has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Chafet is 416760. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chafet covers 157.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chafet falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chafet notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chafet.

Chafet is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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