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About Chaphavali Village

Chaphavali is a mid sized village in Sangameshwar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,395, made up of 626 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1225.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415807, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaphavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaphavali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Sangameshwar
Pincode 415807
Area (hectares) 1225.04 hectares
Population 1,395
Male Population 626
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,228
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaphavali compares

By the 2011 count Chaphavali is the 38th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 1225.04 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Chaphavali

Chaphavali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaphavali 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhovade, Bondye, Borsut and Burambad. 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 Chaphavali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaphavali village had a population of 1,395. That makes it the 38th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Chaphavali village has 626 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaphavali has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1170.

The pincode recorded for Chaphavali is 415807. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaphavali covers 1225.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaphavali falls under Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chaphavali 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 Chaphavali.

Chaphavali 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 Chaphavali today is likely to be higher.

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