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About Kelvali Village

Kelvali is a mid sized village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 250 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,224 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares.

Kelvali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelvali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 529 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 250
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,224
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelvali compares

By the 2011 count Kelvali is the 70th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1174.

Getting to Kelvali

Kelvali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelvali 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. The nearest villages by name are Kadugaon, Kangavali, Kante and Katalgaon. 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 Kelvali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelvali village had a population of 556. That makes it the 70th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Kelvali village has 250 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelvali has about 1224 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Kelvali covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelvali falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

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

Kelvali 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 Kelvali today is likely to be higher.

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