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About Kharepatan Village

Kharepatan is a large village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,104, made up of 1,043 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares.

Kharepatan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharepatan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Area (hectares) 286 hectares
Population 2,104
Male Population 1,043
Female Population 1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharepatan compares

By the 2011 count Kharepatan is the 11th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Kharepatan

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

How far is Kharepatan from other places

Kharepatan lies about 77 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kharepatan Road, about 4.6 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 Kharepatan
Nearest railway station Kharepatan Road 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kankavli 34 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 52 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 77 km

Villages closest to Kharepatan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharepatan village had a population of 2,104. That makes it the 11th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Kharepatan village has 1,043 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharepatan has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Kharepatan covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kharepatan falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kharepatan is Kharepatan Road, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kharepatan.

Kharepatan is about 77 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharepatan is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kharepatan Road is about 4.6 km away. Kankavli is about 34 km away. Shahuwadi is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadgive (4.3 km), Kasaral (16 km) and Kasarde (16 km).

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

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