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About Kshetrapal Village

Kshetrapal is a mid sized village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,816, made up of 887 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1014 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kshetrapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kshetrapal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Pincode 416516
Area (hectares) 1014 hectares
Population 1,816
Male Population 887
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kshetrapal compares

By the 2011 count Kshetrapal is the 22nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 1014 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1043.

Getting to Kshetrapal

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

Kshetrapal lies about 28 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Sawantwadi Road, about 12 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 Kshetrapal
Nearest railway station Sawantwadi Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawantwadi 18 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 18 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 28 km

Villages closest to Kshetrapal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kshetrapal village had a population of 1,816. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Kshetrapal village has 887 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kshetrapal has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Kshetrapal is 416516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kshetrapal covers 1014 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kshetrapal falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kshetrapal is Sawantwadi Road, about 12 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 Kshetrapal.

Kshetrapal is about 28 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kshetrapal is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sawantwadi Road is about 12 km away. Sawantwadi is about 18 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongarpal (under 2 km), Ajgaon (7.4 km) and Majgaon (7.4 km).

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

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