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About Oshiwale Village

Oshiwale is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 176 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,472 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oshiwale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oshiwale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416704
Area (hectares) 655.28 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 176
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,472
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Oshiwale compares

By the 2011 count Oshiwale is the 138th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 655.28 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, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Oshiwale

Oshiwale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Oshiwale 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 Nerakewadi, Nikharewadi, Niveli and Nivkholwadi. 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 Oshiwale

As per the Census of India 2011, Oshiwale village had a population of 435. That makes it the 138th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Oshiwale village has 176 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oshiwale has about 1472 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Oshiwale is 416704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oshiwale covers 655.28 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.

Oshiwale falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Oshiwale 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 Oshiwale.

Oshiwale 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 Oshiwale today is likely to be higher.

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