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About Kumbhavade Village

Kumbhavade is a mid sized village in Vaibhavvadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 272 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416810, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumbhavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbhavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vaibhavvadi
Pincode 416810
Area (hectares) 728 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 272
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumbhavade compares

By the 2011 count Kumbhavade is the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 728 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1159.

Getting to Kumbhavade

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

Kumbhavade lies about 13 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Madure, about 23 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 Kumbhavade
Tehsil headquarters Vaibhavvadi 13 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 13 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 22 km
Nearest railway station Madure 23 km

Villages closest to Kumbhavade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbhavade village had a population of 612. That makes it the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Kumbhavade village has 272 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbhavade has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Kumbhavade is 416810. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumbhavade covers 728 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumbhavade falls under Vaibhavvadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kumbhavade is Madure, about 23 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 Kumbhavade.

Kumbhavade is about 13 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbhavade is in Vaibhavvadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Vaibhavvadi is about 13 km away. Sindhudurg is about 13 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurli (3.2 km), Shirale (10 km) and Nadhavade (13 km).

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

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