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About Kangavali Village

Kangavali is a mid sized village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 398 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,201 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangavali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Pincode 416712
Area (hectares) 557 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 398
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,201
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kangavali compares

By the 2011 count Kangavali is the 39th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 557 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, a little above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Kangavali

Kangavali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kangavali 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. The nearest villages by name are Indavati, Isavali, Javade and Joshigaon. 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 Kangavali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangavali village had a population of 876. That makes it the 39th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Kangavali village has 398 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangavali has about 1201 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Kangavali is 416712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangavali covers 557 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.

Kangavali falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kangavali notes the nearest railway station 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 Kangavali.

Kangavali 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 Kangavali today is likely to be higher.

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