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About Kumbhavade Village

Kumbhavade is a small village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 133 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1459.63 hectares hectares.

Kumbhavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbhavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Dodamarg
Area (hectares) 1459.63 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 133
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumbhavade compares

By the 2011 count Kumbhavade is the 42nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 1459.63 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1040.

Getting to Kumbhavade

Kumbhavade is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kumbhavade as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kumbhavade from other places

Kumbhavade lies about 13 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Madure, about 23 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 Kumbhavade
District headquarters Sindhudurg 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dodamarg 20 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 22 km
Nearest railway station Madure 23 km

Villages closest to Kumbhavade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbhavade village had a population of 284. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Kumbhavade village has 133 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbhavade has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Kumbhavade covers 1459.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumbhavade falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kumbhavade is Madure, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kumbhavade.

Kumbhavade is about 13 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbhavade is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 13 km away. Dodamarg is about 20 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awade (under 2 km), Khadpade (2.4 km) and Bhekurli (3.2 km).

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

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