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About Bhalavali Village

Bhalavali is a mid sized village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,404, made up of 623 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,254 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalavali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 1309 hectares
Population 1,404
Male Population 623
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,254
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalavali compares

By the 2011 count Bhalavali is the 19th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 1309 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, a little above the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Bhalavali

Bhalavali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalavali 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. The nearest villages by name are Bandhawadi, Bandiwade, Barsu and Benagiwadi. 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 Bhalavali

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalavali village had a population of 1,404. That makes it the 19th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Bhalavali village has 623 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalavali has about 1254 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Bhalavali is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalavali covers 1309 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.

Bhalavali falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Bhalavali notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhalavali.

Bhalavali is in Rajapur 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 Bhalavali today is likely to be higher.

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