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About Kajvewadi Village

Kajvewadi is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 112 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,241 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kajvewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kajvewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 415605
Area (hectares) 73.18 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 112
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,241
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kajvewadi compares

By the 2011 count Kajvewadi is the 182nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 73.18 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Kajvewadi

Kajvewadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kajvewadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kajvewadi from other places

Kajvewadi lies about 91 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Kajvewadi
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 20 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 28 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 91 km

Villages closest to Kajvewadi

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 Kajvewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kajvewadi village had a population of 251. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Kajvewadi village has 112 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kajvewadi has about 1241 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

The pincode recorded for Kajvewadi is 415605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kajvewadi covers 73.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kajvewadi falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kajvewadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kajvewadi.

Kajvewadi is about 91 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kajvewadi is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 16 km away. Khed is about 20 km away. Chiplūn is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelsai Budhawadi (under 2 km), Chandewadi (under 2 km) and Chinchwadi (under 2 km).

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

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