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About Matwadi Village

Matwadi is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 390 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.45 hectares hectares.

Matwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 115.45 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 390
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matwadi compares

By the 2011 count Matwadi is the 66th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 115.45 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Matwadi

Matwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Matwadi from other places

Matwadi lies about 91 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 Matwadi
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 20 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 28 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 91 km

Villages closest to Matwadi

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 Matwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Matwadi village had a population of 836. That makes it the 66th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Matwadi village has 390 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matwadi has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1164.

Matwadi covers 115.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matwadi falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Matwadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Matwadi.

Matwadi is about 91 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matwadi is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 16 km away. Khed is about 20 km away. Chiplūn is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelsai Budhawadi (under 2 km), Chandewadi (under 2 km) and Chinchwadi (under 2 km).

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

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