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About Kumbhad Village

Kumbhad is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 264 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1219.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumbhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbhad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 415715
Area (hectares) 1219.05 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 264
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,239
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumbhad compares

By the 2011 count Kumbhad is the 108th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 1219.05 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Kumbhad

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

How far is Kumbhad from other places

Kumbhad lies about 82 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Khed, about 15 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 Kumbhad
Nearest railway station Khed 15 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 18 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 82 km

Villages closest to Kumbhad

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 Kumbhad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbhad village had a population of 591. That makes it the 108th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Kumbhad village has 264 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbhad has about 1239 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

The pincode recorded for Kumbhad is 415715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumbhad covers 1219.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumbhad falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kumbhad is Khed, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kumbhad.

Kumbhad is about 82 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbhad is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Khed is about 15 km away. Chiplūn is about 18 km away. Ratnagiri is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tumbad (under 2 km), Ambavali (4.9 km) and Varovali (5.6 km).

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

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