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About Tondavali Village

Tondavali is a mid sized village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 449 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 833.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tondavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tondavali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Pincode 416601
Area (hectares) 833.54 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 449
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tondavali compares

By the 2011 count Tondavali is the 49th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 833.54 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Tondavali

Tondavali 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 Tondavali 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tondavali from other places

Tondavali lies about 31 km from Kankavli, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 24 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 Tondavali
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kankavli 31 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 46 km

Villages closest to Tondavali

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 Tondavali

As per the Census of India 2011, Tondavali village had a population of 905. That makes it the 49th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Tondavali village has 449 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tondavali has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

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

Tondavali covers 833.54 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.

Tondavali falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tondavali is Sindhudurg, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tondavali.

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

Tondavali is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 24 km away. Kankavli is about 31 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ozaram (3.2 km), Pimpalgaon (9.6 km) and Halaval (22 km).

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

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