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About Khalchiwadi Village

Khalchiwadi is a mid sized village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 271 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,428 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalchiwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalchiwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 441.84 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 271
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,428
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khalchiwadi compares

By the 2011 count Khalchiwadi is the 84th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 441.84 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1229.

Getting to Khalchiwadi

Khalchiwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khalchiwadi as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Keravale, Khadakvali, Khajantad and Khal Chiwadi. 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 Khalchiwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalchiwadi village had a population of 658. That makes it the 84th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Khalchiwadi village has 271 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalchiwadi has about 1428 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

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

Khalchiwadi covers 441.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khalchiwadi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Khalchiwadi 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khalchiwadi.

Khalchiwadi 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 Khalchiwadi today is likely to be higher.

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