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About Bhovade Village

Bhovade is a mid sized village in Sangameshwar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 343 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,318 females per 1000 males. The village covers 909.43 hectares hectares.

Bhovade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhovade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Sangameshwar
Area (hectares) 909.43 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 343
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,318
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhovade compares

By the 2011 count Bhovade is the 87th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 909.43 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1170.

Getting to Bhovade

Bhovade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhovade 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhadkambe, Bhekarewadi, Bhimnagar and Bhirkond. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhovade

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhovade village had a population of 795. That makes it the 87th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Bhovade village has 343 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhovade has about 1318 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1170.

Bhovade covers 909.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhovade falls under Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Bhovade 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 <5 km distance for Bhovade.

Bhovade is in Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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