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About Varovali Village

Varovali is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 357 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622.35 hectares hectares.

Varovali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varovali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 622.35 hectares
Population 742
Male Population 357
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varovali compares

By the 2011 count Varovali is the 78th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 622.35 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Varovali

Varovali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Varovali 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 Varovali from other places

Varovali lies about 86 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 12 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 Varovali
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 14 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 23 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 86 km

Villages closest to Varovali

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 Varovali

As per the Census of India 2011, Varovali village had a population of 742. That makes it the 78th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Varovali village has 357 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varovali has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Varovali covers 622.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varovali falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Varovali is Kalambani Budruk, about 12 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 Varovali.

Varovali is about 86 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varovali is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 12 km away. Khed is about 14 km away. Chiplūn is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambavali (under 2 km), Humbari (under 2 km) and Wadi Bid (3.6 km).

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

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