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About Kheravse Village

Kheravse is a mid sized village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 357 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 818.3 hectares hectares.

Kheravse Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheravse village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 818.3 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 357
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kheravse compares

By the 2011 count Kheravse is the 55th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 818.3 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Kheravse

Kheravse is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kheravse as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kheravse from other places

Kheravse lies about 33 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Adavali, about 4.1 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 Kheravse
Nearest railway station Adavali 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanja 5.7 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 33 km

Villages closest to Kheravse

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.

Common questions about Kheravse

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheravse village had a population of 701. That makes it the 55th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Kheravse village has 357 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheravse has about 964 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.

Kheravse covers 818.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kheravse falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kheravse is Adavali, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kheravse.

Kheravse is about 33 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheravse is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Adavali is about 4.1 km away. Lanja is about 5.7 km away. Ratnagiri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adavali (4.3 km), Sadvali (4.3 km) and Lanja (5.7 km).

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

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