About Furus Amshet Village

Furus Amshet is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 238 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,424 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.25 hectares hectares.

Furus Amshet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Furus Amshet village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Khed
Area (hectares)	73.25 hectares
Population	577
Male Population	238
Female Population	339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,424
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Furus Amshet compares

By the 2011 count Furus Amshet is the 111th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 73.25 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Furus Amshet

Furus Amshet is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Furus Amshet 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 Furus Amshet from other places

Furus Amshet lies about 83 km from Ratnagiri. 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 Furus Amshet
Tehsil headquarters	Khed	8.1 km
Nearest town	Chiplūn	30 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	83 km

Villages closest to Furus Amshet

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.

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Common questions about Furus Amshet

As per the Census of India 2011, Furus Amshet village had a population of 577. That makes it the 111th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Furus Amshet village has 238 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Furus Amshet has about 1424 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Furus Amshet covers 73.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Furus Amshet falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Furus Amshet 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 10+ km distance for Furus Amshet.

Furus Amshet is about 83 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Furus Amshet is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Khed is about 8.1 km away. Chiplūn is about 30 km away. Ratnagiri is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.