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About Adavali Village

Adavali is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 201 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adavali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416704
Area (hectares) 684 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 201
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adavali compares

By the 2011 count Adavali is the 137th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 684 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Adavali

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

Adavali lies about 32 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Adavali, about under 2 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 Adavali
Nearest railway station Adavali under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajapur 31 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 32 km

Villages closest to Adavali

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 Adavali

As per the Census of India 2011, Adavali village had a population of 440. That makes it the 137th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Adavali village has 201 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adavali has about 1189 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 Adavali is 416704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adavali covers 684 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Adavali falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Adavali is Adavali, about under 2 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 Adavali.

Adavali is about 32 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adavali is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Adavali is about under 2 km away. Rajapur is about 31 km away. Ratnagiri 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 Khadakvali (under 2 km), Wadavali (under 2 km) and Taralwadi (18 km).

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

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