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About Choravane Village

Choravane is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 341 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2075 hectares hectares.

Choravane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choravane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 2075 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 341
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Choravane compares

By the 2011 count Choravane is the 83rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 2075 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1164.

Getting to Choravane

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

Choravane lies about 82 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Chiplun, about 19 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 Choravane
Nearest railway station Chiplun 19 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 29 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 82 km

Villages closest to Choravane

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 Choravane

As per the Census of India 2011, Choravane village had a population of 719. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Choravane village has 341 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choravane has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Choravane covers 2075 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Choravane falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Choravane is Chiplun, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Choravane.

Choravane 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.

Choravane is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Chiplun is about 19 km away. Chiplūn is about 21 km away. Khed is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahalunge (7.1 km), Dhamanand (7.8 km) and Dhamandevi Mohalla (7.8 km).

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

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