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About Talavade Village

Talavade is a mid sized village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 375 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 804 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Talavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Talavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Pincode 416712
Area (hectares) 804 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 375
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Talavade compares

By the 2011 count Talavade is the 44th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 804 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Talavade

Talavade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Talavade 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Talavade from other places

Talavade lies about 53 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Adavali, about 24 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 Talavade
Nearest town Shahuwadi 16 km
Nearest railway station Adavali 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanja 30 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 53 km

Villages closest to Talavade

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 Talavade

As per the Census of India 2011, Talavade village had a population of 787. That makes it the 44th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Talavade village has 375 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Talavade has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

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

Talavade covers 804 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Talavade falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Talavade is Adavali, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Talavade.

Talavade is about 53 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Talavade is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Shahuwadi is about 16 km away. Adavali is about 24 km away. Lanja is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rambadegaon (under 2 km), Shirambavali (under 2 km) and Musalmanwadi (3.3 km).

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

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