Chiplun Tehsil - Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

Chiplun is an administrative tehsil in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Chiplun is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kamathe, while the nearest airport is Kolhapur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 91.7 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 1,113 km², including 1,091.41 km² rural area and 21.43 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1070 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Chiplun Tehsil

Chiplun Tehsil has a total of 168 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	Adare	Rural	Adare
2	Agarwadi	Rural	Ubhale
3	Agave	Rural	Agave
4	Akale	Rural	Akale
5	Akuskhannagar	Rural	Pophali Bk
6	Alore	Rural	Alore
7	Ambatkhol	Rural	Ambatkhol
8	Ambere Bk.	Rural	Tanali
9	Ambitgaon	Rural	Abitgaon
10	Anari	Rural	Anari
11	Asurde	Rural	Asurde
12	Bamnoli	Rural	Bamnoli
13	Bhile	Rural	Bhile
14	Bhom	Rural	Bhom
15	Bivali	Rural	Bivali
16	Borgaon	Rural	Borgaon
17	Chinchghari	Rural	Chinchghari
18	Chiplun	Urban	Not applicable
19	Chiveli	Rural	Chiveli
20	Dadar	Rural	Kalkavane
21	Dahivali Bk.	Rural	Dahivali Bk.
22	Dahivali Kh.	Rural	Dahivali Kd.
23	Dalvatne	Rural	Dalvatane
24	Dervan	Rural	Dervan
25	Dervan Kh.	Rural	Dervan
26	Devkherki	Rural	Devkherki
27	Devpat	Rural	Veer
28	Dhakmoli	Rural	Dakmoli
29	Dhamanvane	Rural	Dhamanavane
30	Dhameli Kond	Rural	Dhamelikond
31	Dhokravali	Rural	Dhokravali
32	Donavali	Rural	Donavali
33	Dugave	Rural	Dhugave
34	Durgwadi	Rural	Durgawadi
35	Durgwadi Kh.	Rural	Durgawadi
36	Gane	Rural	Gane
37	Ganeshpur	Rural	Nandivase
38	Gangrai	Rural	Gangrai
39	Ghavalwadi	Rural	Kalambat
40	Gondhale	Rural	Gondhale
41	Govalkot	Rural	Mirjoli
42	Gudhe Budruk	Rural	Ghudhe
43	Gudhe Khurd	Rural	Ghudhe
44	Gulavane	Rural	Gulavane
45	Hadkani	Rural	Hadakani
46	Hanumangaon	Rural	Gondhale
47	Jodhagaon	Rural	Rampur
48	Kadwad	Rural	Kadavd
49	Kalambaste	Rural	Kalambaste
50	Kalambat	Rural	Kalambat
51	Kalavande	Rural	Kalavande
52	Kalkavane	Rural	Kalkavane
53	Kalmundi	Rural	Kalmudi
54	Kaluste Budruk	Rural	Kaluste Budruk
55	Kaluste Khurd	Rural	Kaluste Kd.
56	Kamathe	Rural	Kamathe
57	Kamathe Kh.	Rural	Kamathe Kd.
58	Kanhe	Rural	Kanhe
59	Kapare	Rural	Kapare
60	Kapsal	Rural	Kapasal
61	Karambavane	Rural	Karambavane
62	Kasarwadi	Rural	Sawarde
63	Katalwadi	Rural	Murtawade
64	Katroli	Rural	Katroli
65	Kaundhar Tamhane	Rural	Kaundhar Tamhane
66	Kere	Rural	Kalambat
67	Ketki	Rural	Ketaki
68	Khadpoli	Rural	Kadpoli
69	Khandat	Rural	Pali (Khandat)
70	Khandotri	Rural	Khandotri
71	Kharavate	Rural	Khravate
72	Kherdi	Rural	Kherdi
73	Khershet	Rural	Khershet
74	Khopad	Rural	Khopad
75	Kokare	Rural	Kokare
76	Kolkewadi	Rural	Kolkewadi
77	Kondfansavane	Rural	Kondphanasvale
78	Kondhe	Rural	Kondhe
79	Kondmala	Rural	Kondmala
80	Kosabi	Rural	Kosabi
81	Kudap	Rural	Kudap
82	Kumbharli	Rural	Kumbarli
83	Kumbharwadi	Rural	Katroli
84	Kushivade	Rural	Kushivade
85	Kutare	Rural	Kutare
86	Lonari Chivali Bandar	Rural	Chiveli
87	Majare Kaundhar	Rural	Gondhale
88	Majaregoval	Rural	Talwade
89	Majarekashi	Rural	Kaluste Kd.
90	Maldoli	Rural	Maldoli
91	Malghar	Rural	Malghar
92	Mandavkhari	Rural	Adare
93	Mandki	Rural	Mandaki
94	Mandki Kh.	Rural	Mandaki Kd.
95	Manjutri	Rural	Durgawadi
96	Margtamhane	Rural	Margatamhane
97	Margtamhane Kh.	Rural	Margathamhane Kd
98	Mirjoli	Rural	Mirjoli
99	Mirvane	Rural	Pathardi
100	Moravane	Rural	Moravane
101	Moravane Bk.	Rural	Moravane
102	Mouje Owali	Rural	Ovali
103	Mundhe Tarf Chiplun	Rural	Munde T Chipalun
104	Mundhe Tarf Savarda	Rural	Mundhe T Savarde
105	Murtavade	Rural	Murtawade
106	Nagave	Rural	Nagave
107	Nandgaon	Rural	Nandgaon
108	Nandgaon Kh.	Rural	Nangaon Kd.
109	Nandivase	Rural	Nandivase
110	Naradkherki	Rural	Naradkherki
111	Nayashi	Rural	Nayashi
112	Nirbade	Rural	Nirbade
113	Nirvhal	Rural	Nirvhal
114	Nivali	Rural	Nivali
115	Omali	Rural	Omali
116	Pachad	Rural	Pachad
117	Pali	Rural	Pali (Khandat)
118	Palvan	Rural	Palvan
119	Pathardi	Rural	Pathardi
120	Pathe	Rural	Talwade
121	Pawarwadi	Rural	Omali
122	Pedhambe	Rural	Pedhambe
123	Pedhe	Rural	Pedhe
124	Pedhe Parshuram	Rural	Parshuram
125	Phurus	Rural	Phurus
126	Pilavali Tarf Savarda	Rural	Pilavati T Savarde
127	Pilawali Tarf Velamb	Rural	Pilavali T.Valab
128	Pimpli Bk.	Rural	Pimpali Bk.
129	Pimpli Kh.	Rural	Pimpali Kd.
130	Pophali	Rural	Pophali Bk
131	Pophali Bk.	Rural	Pophali Bk
132	Posare	Rural	Posare
133	Radhanagar	Rural	Nandivase
134	Rampur	Rural	Rampur
135	Raulgaon	Rural	Ravalgaon
136	Rehele Bhagadi	Rural	Vaiji
137	Riktoli	Rural	Riktoli
138	Savarde	Rural	Sawarde
139	Savarde Kh.	Rural	Sawarde
140	Shiral	Rural	Shiral
141	Shirgaon	Rural	Shirgaon
142	Shirvali	Rural	Shiravli
143	Swayamdev	Rural	Nandivase
144	Talavade	Rural	Talwade
145	Talegaon	Rural	Rampur
146	Talsar	Rural	Talsar
147	Tamhanmala	Rural	Tamhanmala
148	Tanali	Rural	Tanali
149	Terav	Rural	Terav
150	Terav Bk.	Rural	Terav
151	Tivadi	Rural	Tivadi
152	Tiware	Rural	Tivare
153	Tondali	Rural	Tondali
154	Turambav	Rural	Turambav
155	Ubhale	Rural	Ubhale
156	Uktad	Rural	Mirjoli
157	Umroli	Rural	Umaroli
158	Vahal	Rural	Vahal
159	Vaijee	Rural	Vaiji
160	Vareli	Rural	Murtawade
161	Veer	Rural	Veer
162	Vehele	Rural	Vehale
163	Vetkond	Rural	Terav
164	Waderu	Rural	Vaderu
165	Waghivare	Rural	Waghivare
166	Walope	Rural	Valope
167	Walvati	Rural	Valothi
168	Yegaon	Rural	Yegaon

Population of Chiplun Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Chiplun Tehsil has a total population of 2,79,122 people, consisting of 1,34,788 males and 1,44,334 females. There are 66,959 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 251 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,79,122	2,11,586	67,536
Male Population	1,34,788	1,00,997	33,791
Female Population	1,44,334	1,10,589	33,745
Total Households	66,959	51,064	15,895
Population Density	251 / km²	194 / km²	3,151 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 2,14,164 literate people and 26,972 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 10,927 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2,393 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	26,972	20,072	6,900
Literate Population	2,14,164	1,57,343	56,821
Illiterate Population	64,958	54,243	10,715
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	10,927	8,345	2,582
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	2,393	2,143	250

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.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Chiplun (चिपलुन)
District	Ratnagiri
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Kamathe
Total Area	1,113 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1070
Total Population (2011)	2,79,122
Density	251/km²
Total Villages	168

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