About Walwad Village

Walwad is a mid sized village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 217 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,346 females per 1000 males. The village covers 970 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Walwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walwad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Rajapur
Pincode	416704
Area (hectares)	970 hectares
Population	509
Male Population	217
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,346
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Walwad compares

By the 2011 count Walwad is the 117th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 970 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Walwad

Walwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Walwad 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. The nearest villages by name are Wadavali, Wadavetye, Wadchipari and Wadi Kh. 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.

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Common questions about Walwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Walwad village had a population of 509. That makes it the 117th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Walwad village has 217 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walwad has about 1346 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Walwad is 416704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Walwad covers 970 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Walwad falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Walwad notes the nearest railway station 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 Walwad.

Walwad 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.