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About Kumbhavade Village

Kumbhavade is a mid sized village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,281, made up of 618 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1830.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumbhavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbhavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 1830.5 hectares
Population 1,281
Male Population 618
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumbhavade compares

By the 2011 count Kumbhavade is the 25th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 1830.5 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Kumbhavade

Kumbhavade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumbhavade 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 Kumbhavade from other places

Kumbhavade lies about 54 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vilavade, about 17 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 Kumbhavade
Nearest railway station Vilavade 17 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajapur 32 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 54 km

Villages closest to Kumbhavade

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajapur 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 Kumbhavade

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbhavade village had a population of 1,281. That makes it the 25th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Kumbhavade village has 618 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbhavade has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

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

Kumbhavade covers 1830.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumbhavade falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kumbhavade is Vilavade, about 17 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 Kumbhavade.

Kumbhavade is about 54 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbhavade is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Vilavade is about 17 km away. Shahuwadi is about 22 km away. Rajapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musalmanwadi (2.3 km), Dandewadi (2.7 km) and Pahiliwadi (3.5 km).

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

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