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About Kengwal Village

Kengwal is a small village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 61 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,623 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.99 hectares hectares.

Kengwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kengwal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Area (hectares) 388.99 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 61
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,623
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 Kengwal compares

By the 2011 count Kengwal is the 100th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 388.99 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Kengwal

Kengwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kengwal 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 Kengwal from other places

Kengwal lies about 112 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Veer, about 32 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 Kengwal
Tehsil headquarters Mandangad 19 km
Nearest railway station Veer 32 km
Nearest town Mahād 38 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 112 km

Villages closest to Kengwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandangad 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 Kengwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kengwal village had a population of 160. That makes it the 100th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Kengwal village has 61 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kengwal has about 1623 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1330.

Kengwal covers 388.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kengwal falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kengwal is Veer, about 32 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 Kengwal.

Kengwal is about 112 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kengwal is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Mandangad is about 19 km away. Veer is about 32 km away. Mahād is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kante (under 2 km), Veshvi (1.7 km) and Valmiki Nagar (2.3 km).

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

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