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About Varchiwadi Village

Varchiwadi is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 160 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varchiwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varchiwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416704
Area (hectares) 370.89 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 160
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varchiwadi compares

By the 2011 count Varchiwadi is the 166th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 370.89 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Varchiwadi

Varchiwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Varchiwadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Unhale, Upale, Valye and Varachiwadi. 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 Varchiwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Varchiwadi village had a population of 344. That makes it the 166th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Varchiwadi village has 160 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varchiwadi has about 1150 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 Varchiwadi is 416704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varchiwadi covers 370.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varchiwadi falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Varchiwadi 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 5 - 10 km distance for Varchiwadi.

Varchiwadi 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 Varchiwadi today is likely to be higher.

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