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About Nardave Village

Nardave is a mid sized village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 485 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1750 hectares hectares.

Nardave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nardave village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Area (hectares) 1750 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 485
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nardave compares

By the 2011 count Nardave is the 41st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 1750 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Nardave

Nardave is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nardave 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 Nardave from other places

Nardave lies about 31 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 17 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 Nardave
Nearest railway station Kankavali 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kankavli 18 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 31 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 34 km

Villages closest to Nardave

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 Nardave

As per the Census of India 2011, Nardave village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 41st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Nardave village has 485 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nardave has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Nardave covers 1750 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nardave falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nardave is Kankavali, about 17 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 Nardave.

Nardave is about 31 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nardave is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kankavali is about 17 km away. Kankavli is about 18 km away. Sindhudurg is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivdav (9.7 km), Kalasuli (11 km) and Sangave (16 km).

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

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