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About Wadavali Village

Wadavali is a mid sized village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 301 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.99 hectares hectares.

Wadavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadavali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Area (hectares) 525.99 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 301
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadavali compares

By the 2011 count Wadavali is the 87th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 525.99 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 Wadavali

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

Wadavali 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 Wadavali
Nearest railway station Adavali under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajapur 31 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 32 km

Villages closest to Wadavali

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 Wadavali

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadavali village had a population of 639. That makes it the 87th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Wadavali village has 301 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadavali has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

Wadavali covers 525.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadavali falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadavali 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 5 - 10 km distance for Wadavali.

Wadavali 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.

Wadavali 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 Adavali (under 2 km), Khadakvali (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 Wadavali today is likely to be higher.

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