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About Kavale Village

Kavale is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 146 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457 hectares hectares.

Kavale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 457 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 146
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
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 Kavale compares

By the 2011 count Kavale is the 165th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 457 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Kavale

Kavale is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kavale 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. The nearest villages by name are Karjee Bk, Kartel, Kasaba Natu and Kasai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kavale

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavale village had a population of 319. That makes it the 165th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Kavale village has 146 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavale has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1164.

Kavale covers 457 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kavale falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kavale notes the nearest railway station 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 Kavale.

Kavale is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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