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About Vetalwadi Village

Vetalwadi is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 371 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.35 hectares hectares.

Vetalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vetalwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 88.35 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 371
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vetalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Vetalwadi is the 82nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 88.35 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Vetalwadi

Vetalwadi 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 Vetalwadi 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 Vetalwadi from other places

Vetalwadi 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 Vetalwadi
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 Vetalwadi

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 Vetalwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Vetalwadi village had a population of 722. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Vetalwadi village has 371 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vetalwadi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Vetalwadi covers 88.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vetalwadi falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vetalwadi 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 Vetalwadi.

Vetalwadi 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.

Vetalwadi 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 Vetalwadi today is likely to be higher.

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