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About Mervi Village

Mervi is a mid sized village in Ratnagiri tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,208, made up of 569 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 950 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415616, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mervi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mervi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Ratnagiri
Pincode 415616
Area (hectares) 950 hectares
Population 1,208
Male Population 569
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mervi compares

By the 2011 count Mervi is the 59th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 950 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1089.

Getting to Mervi

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

Mervi lies about 18 km from Ratnagiri. 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 Mervi
Tehsil headquarters Ratnagiri 18 km

Villages closest to Mervi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratnagiri 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 Mervi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mervi village had a population of 1,208. That makes it the 59th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Mervi village has 569 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mervi has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1089.

The pincode recorded for Mervi is 415616. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mervi covers 950 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mervi falls under Ratnagiri tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Mervi notes the nearest railway station 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 Mervi.

Mervi is about 18 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mervi is in Ratnagiri tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Ratnagiri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peth Purnagad (2.2 km), Purnagad (2.2 km) and Ganeshgule (4.0 km).

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

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