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About Kuve Village

Kuve is a large village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,063, made up of 959 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 995.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuve Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuve village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Pincode 416701
Area (hectares) 995.42 hectares
Population 2,063
Male Population 959
Female Population 1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuve compares

By the 2011 count Kuve is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 995.42 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Kuve

Kuve is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuve 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kumbhargaon, Kunane, Kurang and Kurchumb. 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 Kuve

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuve village had a population of 2,063. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Kuve village has 959 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuve has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Kuve is 416701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuve covers 995.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuve falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kuve 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 <5 km distance for Kuve.

Kuve 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 Kuve today is likely to be higher.

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