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About Valanjawadi Village

Valanjawadi is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 220 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.84 hectares hectares.

Valanjawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valanjawadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 179.84 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 220
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Valanjawadi compares

By the 2011 count Valanjawadi is the 133rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 179.84 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Valanjawadi

Valanjawadi 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 Valanjawadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Valanjawadi from other places

Valanjawadi 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 Valanjawadi
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 Valanjawadi

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 Valanjawadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Valanjawadi village had a population of 454. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Valanjawadi village has 220 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valanjawadi has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Valanjawadi covers 179.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valanjawadi falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Valanjawadi 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 - 10 km distance for Valanjawadi.

Valanjawadi 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.

Valanjawadi 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 Valanjawadi today is likely to be higher.

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