Pen Tehsil - Raigad District, Maharashtra
Pen is an administrative tehsil in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Pen is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Pen, while the nearest airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 38.2 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 528 km², including 506.99 km² rural area and 20.69 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 962 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Pen Tehsil
Pen Tehsil has a total of 189 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adharne | Rural | Kamarli |
| 2 | Aghai | Rural | Vakrul |
| 3 | Ambeghar | Rural | Ambheghar |
| 4 | Ambivali | Rural | Ambiwali |
| 5 | Amtem | Rural | Amtem |
| 6 | Antore | Rural | Antore |
| 7 | Ashte | Rural | Washiwali |
| 8 | Atiwali | Rural | Shihu |
| 9 | Bahiramkotak | Rural | DIV |
| 10 | Balawali | Rural | Balawali |
| 11 | Belvade Bk | Rural | Belawade Bk. |
| 12 | Belvade Kh | Rural | Belawade Bk. |
| 13 | Benase | Rural | Benase |
| 14 | Benavale | Rural | DIV |
| 15 | Beneghat | Rural | Bori |
| 16 | Borgaon | Rural | Borgaon |
| 17 | Bori | Rural | Bori |
| 18 | Boricha Mal | Rural | Varap |
| 19 | Borwe | Rural | Masad Bk. |
| 20 | Borze | Rural | Borze |
| 21 | Chaphegani | Rural | Jirne |
| 22 | Chinchghar | Rural | Tarankhop |
| 23 | Chole | Rural | Shihu |
| 24 | Dadar | Rural | Dadar |
| 25 | Davansar | Rural | Belawade Bk. |
| 26 | Davre | Rural | Johe |
| 27 | Devali | Rural | Kharpale |
| 28 | Devmal Thakurwadi | Rural | Pabal |
| 29 | Dhamni | Rural | Ambheghar |
| 30 | Dhaulpada | Rural | Nigade |
| 31 | Dhavaral | Rural | Varsai |
| 32 | Dhavate | Rural | Tarankhop |
| 33 | Dhondpada | Rural | Umbarde |
| 34 | Div | Rural | DIV |
| 35 | Dolvi | Rural | Dolawi |
| 36 | Dolvi Dababa | Rural | Johe |
| 37 | Dubej | Rural | Jite |
| 38 | Durshet | Rural | Durshet |
| 39 | Dushmi | Rural | Dhusmi |
| 40 | Dutarfa Sapoli | Rural | Varedi |
| 41 | Gagode Bk | Rural | Gagode Bk |
| 42 | Gagode Kh | Rural | Gagode Kh |
| 43 | Gandhe | Rural | Shihu |
| 44 | Ghote | Rural | Karoti |
| 45 | Goulanwadi | Rural | Sawarsai |
| 46 | Govirle | Rural | Tarankhop |
| 47 | Hamrapur | Rural | Hamarapur |
| 48 | Hanumanpada | Rural | Johe |
| 49 | Hetavane | Rural | Kamarli |
| 50 | Indranagar | Rural | Vadakhal |
| 51 | Jambhoshi | Rural | Pabal |
| 52 | Jambhultep | Rural | Mundhani |
| 53 | Jawali | Rural | Jawali |
| 54 | Jirne | Rural | Jirne |
| 55 | Jite | Rural | Jite |
| 56 | Johe | Rural | Johe |
| 57 | Jui Bk. | Rural | Jite |
| 58 | Jui Habbas | Rural | Kharpale |
| 59 | Jui Kh | Rural | Jite |
| 60 | Kalad | Rural | Jirne |
| 61 | Kalave | Rural | Kalave |
| 62 | Kaleshri | Rural | Kaleshri |
| 63 | Kamarli | Rural | Kamarli |
| 64 | Kandale | Rural | Kandale |
| 65 | Kandlepada | Rural | Kandale |
| 66 | Kane | Rural | Kane |
| 67 | Kanhoba | Rural | Vadhav |
| 68 | Karambeli Chattishi | Rural | Karmbeli |
| 69 | Karav | Rural | Karav |
| 70 | Karli | Rural | Varap |
| 71 | Karodi | Rural | Karoti |
| 72 | Kashmire | Rural | Maleghar |
| 73 | Kasu | Rural | Kasu |
| 74 | Kasurghuntwadi | Rural | Nigade |
| 75 | Kauli Simadevi | Rural | Dhusmi |
| 76 | Kelambi | Rural | Kharpale |
| 77 | Khar Dutarfa Borli | Rural | Kalave |
| 78 | Khar Koshim | Rural | Dhusmi |
| 79 | Khar Ovali | Rural | Amtem |
| 80 | Khar Simadevi | Rural | Dhusmi |
| 81 | Kharbachiwadi (Jawali) | Rural | Jawali |
| 82 | Kharborli | Rural | Jite |
| 83 | Kharburdi | Rural | Kasu |
| 84 | Kharchirbi | Rural | Karav |
| 85 | Khardevali | Rural | Karav |
| 86 | Khardhombi | Rural | Karav |
| 87 | Kharghat | Rural | Karav |
| 88 | Kharjambhela | Rural | Karav |
| 89 | Kharkalai | Rural | Amtem |
| 90 | Kharkarawi | Rural | Karav |
| 91 | Kharkoleti | Rural | Koleti |
| 92 | Kharmachela | Rural | Karav |
| 93 | Kharnandai | Rural | Jite |
| 94 | Kharoshi | Rural | Kharoshi |
| 95 | Kharpada | Rural | Dhusmi |
| 96 | Kharpale | Rural | Kharpale |
| 97 | Kharsapoli | Rural | Varedi |
| 98 | Kolave | Rural | Vadakhal |
| 99 | Koleti | Rural | Koleti |
| 100 | Kondhavi | Rural | Pabal |
| 101 | Kopar | Rural | Kopar |
| 102 | Koproli | Rural | Koprole |
| 103 | Kuhire | Rural | Kuhire |
| 104 | Kurmurli | Rural | Kamarli |
| 105 | Kurnad | Rural | Pabal |
| 106 | Lakhola | Rural | Vadhav |
| 107 | Mahalmirya Dongar | Rural | M.M.Dongar |
| 108 | Maldev | Rural | Shedshi |
| 109 | Mangrul | Rural | Kamarli |
| 110 | Masad Bedi | Rural | Masad Bk. |
| 111 | Masad Bk | Rural | Masad Bk. |
| 112 | Masad Kh | Rural | Masad Bk. |
| 113 | Mayani Taldev | Rural | Shedshi |
| 114 | Meleghar | Rural | Maleghar |
| 115 | Mhaisbad | Rural | Kharpale |
| 116 | Mohadiwadi | Rural | Pabal |
| 117 | Mohili Inam | Rural | Karoti |
| 118 | Mohili Khalsa | Rural | Karoti |
| 119 | Mothe Bhal | Rural | Vadhav |
| 120 | Mothe Vadhav | Rural | Vadhav |
| 121 | Mouje Pale | Rural | Kharpale |
| 122 | Mundhani | Rural | Mundhani |
| 123 | Mungoshi | Rural | Belawade Bk. |
| 124 | Nagadi Sapoli | Rural | Varedi |
| 125 | Nanegaon | Rural | Kamarli |
| 126 | Narwel | Rural | DIV |
| 127 | Navghar | Rural | Patanoli |
| 128 | Navkhar | Rural | Jite |
| 129 | Nidhavali | Rural | Nighawali |
| 130 | Nifadwadi | Rural | Jawali |
| 131 | Nigade | Rural | Nigade |
| 132 | Nimbarwadi | Rural | Vakrul |
| 133 | Niphad | Rural | Jawali |
| 134 | Odhangi | Rural | Washi |
| 135 | Pabal | Rural | Pabal |
| 136 | Padale | Rural | Nighawali |
| 137 | Panchgani | Rural | M.M.Dongar |
| 138 | Paned | Rural | Vakrul |
| 139 | Patani Pandapur | Rural | Kasu |
| 140 | Patnoli | Rural | Patanoli |
| 141 | Pen Gramin | Rural | Maleghar |
| 142 | Phanaswadi | Rural | Rode |
| 143 | Pimpalgaon | Rural | Sapoli |
| 144 | Ramraj | Rural | Tarankhop |
| 145 | Rathichiwadi | Rural | Belawade Bk. |
| 146 | Rave | Rural | Rave |
| 147 | Revoli | Rural | Pabal |
| 148 | Rode | Rural | Rode |
| 149 | Salinde | Rural | Kasu |
| 150 | Sapoli Enam | Rural | Sapoli |
| 151 | Sarebhag | Rural | Washi |
| 152 | Sawarsai | Rural | Sawarsai |
| 153 | Shedashi Katkariwadi | Rural | Shedshi |
| 154 | Shene | Rural | Sapoli |
| 155 | Shetjui | Rural | Zotirpada |
| 156 | Shihu | Rural | Shihu |
| 157 | Shinganvat | Rural | Bori |
| 158 | Shirki | Rural | Shirki |
| 159 | Shirkichawl | Rural | Shirki |
| 160 | Shitole | Rural | Ambiwali |
| 161 | Sonkhar | Rural | Sonkhar |
| 162 | Talavali | Rural | Kamarli |
| 163 | Talekhar | Rural | Amtem |
| 164 | Tambadi | Rural | Borgaon |
| 165 | Tambadshet | Rural | Johe |
| 166 | Tarankhop | Rural | Tarankhop |
| 167 | Tarshet | Rural | Mundhani |
| 168 | Tilore | Rural | Warawane |
| 169 | Turkhul | Rural | Jite |
| 170 | Uchede | Rural | Kandale |
| 171 | Umbarde | Rural | Umbarde |
| 172 | Urnilee | Rural | Sonkhar |
| 173 | Usar | Rural | Pabal |
| 174 | Vadgaon | Rural | Maleghar |
| 175 | Valak | Rural | Balawali |
| 176 | Varvane Adiwasiwadi | Rural | Warawane |
| 177 | Vitthalwadi | Rural | Vadhav |
| 178 | Wadhav | Rural | Vadhav |
| 179 | Wadkhal | Rural | Vadakhal |
| 180 | Wakrul | Rural | Vakrul |
| 181 | Warap | Rural | Varap |
| 182 | Warawane | Rural | Warawane |
| 183 | Waredi | Rural | Varedi |
| 184 | Warsai | Rural | Varsai |
| 185 | Washi | Rural | Washi |
| 186 | Washiwali | Rural | Washiwali |
| 187 | Wave | Rural | Vadakhal |
| 188 | Wirani | Rural | Borgaon |
| 189 | Zotirpada | Rural | Zotirpada |
Population of Pen Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Pen Tehsil has a total population of 1,95,454 people, consisting of 99,570 males and 95,884 females. There are 45,142 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 370 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Particulars | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,95,454 | 1,48,824 | 46,630 |
| Male Population | 99,570 | 75,700 | 23,870 |
| Female Population | 95,884 | 73,124 | 22,760 |
| Total Households | 45,142 | 34,033 | 11,109 |
| Population Density | 370 / km² | 294 / km² | 2,254 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,35,208 literate people and 21,884 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 4,454 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 32,400 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Particulars | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 21,884 | 16,990 | 4,894 |
| Literate Population | 1,35,208 | 97,827 | 37,381 |
| Illiterate Population | 60,246 | 50,997 | 9,249 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 4,454 | 2,170 | 2,284 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 32,400 | 31,311 | 1,089 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.