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About Valmiki Nagar Village

Valmiki Nagar is a mid sized village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,395, made up of 666 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.97 hectares hectares.

Valmiki Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valmiki Nagar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Area (hectares) 132.97 hectares
Population 1,395
Male Population 666
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Valmiki Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Valmiki Nagar is the 7th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 132.97 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Valmiki Nagar

Valmiki Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Valmiki Nagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Valmiki Nagar from other places

Valmiki Nagar lies about 113 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 Valmiki Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Mandangad 21 km
Nearest railway station Veer 32 km
Nearest town Mahād 40 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 113 km

Villages closest to Valmiki Nagar

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 Valmiki Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Valmiki Nagar village had a population of 1,395. That makes it the 7th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Valmiki Nagar village has 666 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valmiki Nagar has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Valmiki Nagar covers 132.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Valmiki Nagar falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Valmiki Nagar 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Valmiki Nagar.

Valmiki Nagar is about 113 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valmiki Nagar is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Mandangad is about 21 km away. Veer is about 32 km away. Mahād is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pat (under 2 km), Bankot (under 2 km) and Veshvi (under 2 km).

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

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