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About Bharane Village

Bharane is a large village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,336, made up of 1,669 males and 1,667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415621, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 415621
Area (hectares) 297.71 hectares
Population 3,336
Male Population 1,669
Female Population 1,667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bharane compares

By the 2011 count Bharane is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 297.71 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Bharane

Bharane is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bharane 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharane from other places

Bharane lies about 82 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Khed, 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 Bharane
Nearest railway station Khed under 2 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 23 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 82 km

Villages closest to Bharane

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khed 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 Bharane

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharane village had a population of 3,336. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Bharane village has 1,669 males and 1,667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharane has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

The pincode recorded for Bharane is 415621. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharane covers 297.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharane falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bharane is Khed, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharane.

Bharane is about 82 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharane is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Khed is about under 2 km away. Chiplūn is about 23 km away. Ratnagiri is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharana Naka (under 2 km), Sukivali (under 2 km) and Khed (2.4 km).

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

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