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About Aravali Village

Aravali is a large village in Sangameshwar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,744, made up of 1,284 males and 1,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 664 hectares hectares.

Aravali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aravali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Sangameshwar
Area (hectares) 664 hectares
Population 2,744
Male Population 1,284
Female Population 1,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Aravali compares

By the 2011 count Aravali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 664 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1170.

Getting to Aravali

Aravali 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 Aravali 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aravali from other places

Aravali lies about 32 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Adavali, about under 2 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 Aravali
Nearest railway station Adavali under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sangameshwar 30 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 32 km

Villages closest to Aravali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aravali village had a population of 2,744. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Aravali village has 1,284 males and 1,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aravali has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1170.

Aravali covers 664 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aravali falls under Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Aravali is Adavali, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Aravali.

Aravali is about 32 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aravali is in Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Adavali is about under 2 km away. Sangameshwar is about 30 km away. Ratnagiri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadavali (under 2 km), Dabhole Bk (6.0 km) and Dabhole Kh (6.0 km).

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

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