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About Takavali Village

Takavali is a small village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 132 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,477 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takavali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Pincode 415203
Area (hectares) 303.72 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 132
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,477
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takavali compares

By the 2011 count Takavali is the 72nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 303.72 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, well above the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Takavali

Takavali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Takavali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Takavali from other places

Takavali lies about 84 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Khed, about 13 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 Takavali
Nearest railway station Khed 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandangad 26 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 33 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 84 km

Villages closest to Takavali

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 Takavali

As per the Census of India 2011, Takavali village had a population of 327. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Takavali village has 132 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takavali has about 1477 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1330.

The pincode recorded for Takavali is 415203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takavali covers 303.72 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.

Takavali falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Takavali is Khed, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Takavali.

Takavali is about 84 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takavali is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Khed is about 13 km away. Mandangad is about 26 km away. Chiplūn 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 Vakavali (under 2 km), Borghar (15 km) and Gharadi (17 km).

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

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