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About Chavhanwadi Village

Chavhanwadi is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 113 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,717 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.88 hectares hectares.

Chavhanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chavhanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Area (hectares) 76.88 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 113
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,717
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 Chavhanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Chavhanwadi is the 173rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 76.88 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Chavhanwadi

Chavhanwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chavhanwadi 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 Bharade, Bharadin, Bhoo and Burbewadi. 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 Chavhanwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chavhanwadi village had a population of 307. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Chavhanwadi village has 113 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chavhanwadi has about 1717 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

Chavhanwadi covers 76.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chavhanwadi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chavhanwadi 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 Chavhanwadi.

Chavhanwadi 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 Chavhanwadi today is likely to be higher.

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