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About Vihali Village

Vihali is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 87 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524 hectares hectares.

Vihali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vihali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 524 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 87
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vihali compares

By the 2011 count Vihali is the 198th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 524 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 Vihali

Vihali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vihali as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Vihali from other places

Vihali lies about 94 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 13 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 Vihali
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 18 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 31 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 94 km

Villages closest to Vihali

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 Vihali

As per the Census of India 2011, Vihali village had a population of 182. That makes it the 198th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Vihali village has 87 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vihali has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Vihali covers 524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vihali falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vihali is Kalambani Budruk, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vihali.

Vihali is about 94 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vihali is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 13 km away. Khed is about 18 km away. Chiplūn is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadi Malde (1.6 km), Nandivali (2.4 km) and Kinjale Tarf Natu (2.4 km).

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

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