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About Prabhuwadi Village

Prabhuwadi is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 581 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.99 hectares hectares.

Prabhuwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prabhuwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 76.99 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 581
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Prabhuwadi compares

By the 2011 count Prabhuwadi is the 35th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 76.99 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Prabhuwadi

Prabhuwadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Prabhuwadi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Prabhuwadi from other places

Prabhuwadi 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 Prabhuwadi
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 Prabhuwadi

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 Prabhuwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Prabhuwadi village had a population of 1,193. That makes it the 35th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Prabhuwadi village has 581 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prabhuwadi has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Prabhuwadi covers 76.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Prabhuwadi falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Prabhuwadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Prabhuwadi.

Prabhuwadi 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.

Prabhuwadi 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 Prabhuwadi today is likely to be higher.

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