About Pavas Village

Pavas is a large village in Ratnagiri tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,718, made up of 2,349 males and 2,369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1274.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415616, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pavas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pavas village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Ratnagiri
Pincode	415616
Area (hectares)	1274.11 hectares
Population	4,718
Male Population	2,349
Female Population	2,369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pavas compares

By the 2011 count Pavas is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 1274.11 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1089.

Getting to Pavas

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

Pavas lies about 14 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 Pavas
Tehsil headquarters	Ratnagiri	14 km

Villages closest to Pavas

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.

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Common questions about Pavas

As per the Census of India 2011, Pavas village had a population of 4,718. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Pavas village has 2,349 males and 2,369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pavas has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1089.

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

Pavas covers 1274.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pavas falls under Ratnagiri tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Pavas 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 Pavas.

Pavas is about 14 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pavas is in Ratnagiri tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Ratnagiri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.