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About Kashedi Village

Kashedi is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 408 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 882.15 hectares hectares.

Kashedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashedi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 882.15 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 408
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kashedi compares

By the 2011 count Kashedi is the 60th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 882.15 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Kashedi

Kashedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kashedi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kashedi from other places

Kashedi lies about 100 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Diwankhavati, about 3.9 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 Kashedi
Nearest railway station Diwankhavati 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 19 km
Nearest town Mahād 22 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 100 km

Villages closest to Kashedi

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 Kashedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashedi village had a population of 872. That makes it the 60th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Kashedi village has 408 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashedi has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1164.

Kashedi covers 882.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kashedi falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kashedi is Diwankhavati, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kashedi.

Kashedi is about 100 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashedi is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Diwankhavati is about 3.9 km away. Khed is about 19 km away. Mahād is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Divan Khavati (5.8 km), Khavati (5.8 km) and Ghogare (6.2 km).

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

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