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About Pokalewadi Village

Pokalewadi is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 74 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokalewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokalewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 74
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokalewadi compares

By the 2011 count Pokalewadi is the 207th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 118 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, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Pokalewadi

Pokalewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pokalewadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Patkarwadi, Pendkhale, Pethwadi and Phupere. 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 Pokalewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokalewadi village had a population of 218. That makes it the 207th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Pokalewadi village has 74 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokalewadi has about 1946 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

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

Pokalewadi covers 118 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.

Pokalewadi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Pokalewadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pokalewadi.

Pokalewadi 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 Pokalewadi today is likely to be higher.

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