About Pachal Village

Pachal is a large village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,505, made up of 1,158 males and 1,347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1359.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachal village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Rajapur
Pincode	416704
Area (hectares)	1359.26 hectares
Population	2,505
Male Population	1,158
Female Population	1,347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,163
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachal compares

By the 2011 count Pachal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 1359.26 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Pachal

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

How far is Pachal from other places

Pachal lies about 55 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Saundal, about 12 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 Pachal
Nearest railway station	Saundal	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajapur	24 km
Nearest town	Shahuwadi	32 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	55 km

Villages closest to Pachal

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.

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Common questions about Pachal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachal village had a population of 2,505. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Pachal village has 1,158 males and 1,347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachal has about 1163 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 Pachal is 416704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachal covers 1359.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pachal falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pachal is Saundal, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pachal.

Pachal is about 55 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachal is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Saundal is about 12 km away. Rajapur is about 24 km away. Shahuwadi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.