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About Kandoshi Village

Kandoshi is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 112 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 992.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415730, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandoshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandoshi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 415730
Area (hectares) 992.04 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 112
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Kandoshi compares

By the 2011 count Kandoshi is the 187th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 992.04 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 Kandoshi

Kandoshi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandoshi 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 Kandoshi from other places

Kandoshi lies about 95 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 17 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 Kandoshi
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 22 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 32 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 95 km

Villages closest to Kandoshi

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 Kandoshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandoshi village had a population of 228. That makes it the 187th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Kandoshi village has 112 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandoshi has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

The pincode recorded for Kandoshi is 415730. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandoshi covers 992.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandoshi falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kandoshi is Kalambani Budruk, about 17 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 Kandoshi.

Kandoshi is about 95 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandoshi is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 17 km away. Khed is about 22 km away. Chiplūn is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kinjale Tarf Natu (1.9 km), Biramani (2.8 km) and Mani (2.8 km).

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

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