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About Bavshi Village

Bavshi is a mid sized village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 306 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bavshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bavshi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Pincode 416601
Area (hectares) 531.49 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 306
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bavshi compares

By the 2011 count Bavshi is the 68th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 531.49 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Bavshi

Bavshi 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 Bavshi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Ashiye, Audumbarnagar, Avaleshwar and Ayanal. 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 Bavshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bavshi village had a population of 580. That makes it the 68th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Bavshi village has 306 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bavshi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Bavshi is 416601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bavshi covers 531.49 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.

Bavshi falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Bavshi notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bavshi.

Bavshi is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg 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 Bavshi today is likely to be higher.

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