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About Vilavade Village

Vilavade is a mid sized village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,091, made up of 512 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1034 hectares hectares.

Vilavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vilavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 1034 hectares
Population 1,091
Male Population 512
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Vilavade compares

By the 2011 count Vilavade is the 25th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 1034 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Vilavade

Vilavade is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vilavade 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Varachi Shiravali, Veral, Veravli Bk and Veravli Kh. 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 Vilavade

As per the Census of India 2011, Vilavade village had a population of 1,091. That makes it the 25th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Vilavade village has 512 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilavade has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Vilavade covers 1034 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.

Vilavade falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Vilavade notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vilavade.

Vilavade 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 Vilavade today is likely to be higher.

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