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About Kumbhargaon Village

Kumbhargaon is a small village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 235 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.61 hectares hectares.

Kumbhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbhargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 372.61 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 235
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumbhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Kumbhargaon is the 79th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 372.61 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Kumbhargaon

Kumbhargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kumbhargaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kumbhargaon from other places

Kumbhargaon lies about 44 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vilavade, about 4.2 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 Kumbhargaon
Nearest railway station Vilavade 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanja 14 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 34 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 44 km

Villages closest to Kumbhargaon

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 Kumbhargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbhargaon village had a population of 492. That makes it the 79th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Kumbhargaon village has 235 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbhargaon has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Kumbhargaon covers 372.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumbhargaon falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kumbhargaon is Vilavade, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kumbhargaon.

Kumbhargaon is about 44 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbhargaon is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Vilavade is about 4.2 km away. Lanja is about 14 km away. Shahuwadi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agargaon (under 2 km), Argaon (under 2 km) and Gangar Kargaon (under 2 km).

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

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