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About Tondavali Village

Tondavali is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,741, made up of 956 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.24 hectares hectares.

Tondavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tondavali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 532.24 hectares
Population 1,741
Male Population 956
Female Population 785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tondavali compares

By the 2011 count Tondavali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 532.24 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Tondavali

Tondavali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 7.8 km from Malwan, 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
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 24 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 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 Tondavali

As per the Census of India 2011, Tondavali village had a population of 1,741. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Tondavali village has 956 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tondavali has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Tondavali covers 532.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tondavali falls under Malwan 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 10+ 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 7.8 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tondavali is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 7.8 km away. Sindhudurg is about 24 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 Hadi (2.3 km), Kandalgaon (3.1 km) and Khand (3.1 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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