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About Amavane Village

Amavane is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 157 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,236 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.8 hectares hectares.

Amavane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amavane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 344.8 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 157
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,236
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 Amavane compares

By the 2011 count Amavane is the 96th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 344.8 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1067.

Getting to Amavane

Amavane is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Amavane 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 Amavane from other places

Amavane lies about 12 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 20 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 Amavane
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 12 km
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 20 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 44 km

Villages closest to Amavane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amavane village had a population of 351. That makes it the 96th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Amavane village has 157 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amavane has about 1236 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Amavane covers 344.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amavane falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Amavane is Sindhudurg, about 20 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 Amavane.

Amavane is about 12 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amavane is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 12 km away. Sindhudurg is about 20 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Magvane (under 2 km), Masure (under 2 km) and Khanjanwadi (1.8 km).

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

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