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About Virachiwadi Village

Virachiwadi is a large village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,098, made up of 1,030 males and 1,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virachiwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virachiwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 415709
Area (hectares) 56.39 hectares
Population 2,098
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 1,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Virachiwadi compares

By the 2011 count Virachiwadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 56.39 hectares work out to about 37 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 Virachiwadi

Virachiwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Virachiwadi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Virachiwadi from other places

Virachiwadi 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 Virachiwadi
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 Virachiwadi

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 Virachiwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Virachiwadi village had a population of 2,098. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Virachiwadi village has 1,030 males and 1,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virachiwadi has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

The pincode recorded for Virachiwadi is 415709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virachiwadi covers 56.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Virachiwadi falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Virachiwadi is Kalambani Budruk, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Virachiwadi.

Virachiwadi 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.

Virachiwadi 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 Virachiwadi today is likely to be higher.

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