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About Taralwadi Village

Taralwadi is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 235 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taralwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taralwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 169.9 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 235
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taralwadi compares

By the 2011 count Taralwadi is the 128th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 169.9 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Taralwadi

Taralwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taralwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Taralwadi from other places

Taralwadi lies about 38 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vilavade, about 4.5 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 Taralwadi
Nearest railway station Vilavade 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajapur 14 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 38 km

Villages closest to Taralwadi

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 Taralwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Taralwadi village had a population of 492. That makes it the 128th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Taralwadi village has 235 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taralwadi has about 1094 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 Taralwadi is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taralwadi covers 169.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taralwadi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Taralwadi is Vilavade, about 4.5 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 km distance for Taralwadi.

Taralwadi is about 38 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taralwadi is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Vilavade is about 4.5 km away. Rajapur is about 14 km away. Ratnagiri is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Watul (3.1 km), Doniwade (4.4 km) and Gothane Doniwade (4.4 km).

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

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