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About Ranavali Village

Ranavali is a small village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 96 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.18 hectares hectares.

Ranavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranavali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Area (hectares) 354.18 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 96
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ranavali compares

By the 2011 count Ranavali is the 95th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 354.18 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Ranavali

Ranavali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ranavali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranavali from other places

Ranavali lies about 122 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Goregaon Road, about 28 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 Ranavali
Tehsil headquarters Mandangad 23 km
Nearest railway station Goregaon Road 28 km
Nearest town Indāpur 33 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 122 km

Villages closest to Ranavali

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 Ranavali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranavali village had a population of 191. That makes it the 95th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Ranavali village has 96 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranavali has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Ranavali covers 354.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ranavali falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ranavali is Goregaon Road, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ranavali.

Ranavali is about 122 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranavali is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Mandangad is about 23 km away. Goregaon Road is about 28 km away. Indāpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nigadi (3.6 km), Sakhari (3.6 km) and Gawalwadi (4.2 km).

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

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