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About Mahalunge Village

Mahalunge is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 83 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,325 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares.

Mahalunge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalunge village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 83
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,325
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 Mahalunge compares

By the 2011 count Mahalunge is the 195th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Mahalunge

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

Mahalunge lies about 88 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Chiplun, about 23 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 Mahalunge
Nearest railway station Chiplun 23 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 25 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 88 km

Villages closest to Mahalunge

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 Mahalunge

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahalunge village had a population of 193. That makes it the 195th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Mahalunge village has 83 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalunge has about 1325 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Mahalunge covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahalunge falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mahalunge is Chiplun, about 23 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 Mahalunge.

Mahalunge is about 88 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahalunge is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Chiplun is about 23 km away. Chiplūn is about 24 km away. Khed is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choravane (7.1 km), Bhelsai Budhawadi (9.4 km) and Chandewadi (9.4 km).

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

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