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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Manali Mahendra Kadam
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- LGD code
- 565374
- Pincode
- 415703
- Post office
- Guhagar
- Population
- 951
- Households
- 256
- Literacy rate
- 71.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1113 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 367
Census 2011 · in context
How Ranavi compares
By population, Ranavi ranks #50 of 121 villages in Guhagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.6%
+1.8% vs mandal average
Ranavi71.6%
Guhagar mandal69.8%
Ratnagiri district74.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,113
−144 vs mandal average
Ranavi1,113
Guhagar mandal1,257
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
Ranavi3.7
Guhagar mandal3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ranavi at a glance
Ranavi is a village of 951 people in 256 households (Census 2011) in Guhagar taluka, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, the 50th-largest of 121 villages in Guhagar taluka. Literacy is 72%, 2 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,113 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 415703, served by Guhagar post office; the LGD village code is 565374. The sarpanch is Manali Mahendra Kadam, and the village votes in Baramati assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajit Anantrao Pawar. The population is estimated at 1,121 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ranavi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Chiplun
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 59
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 150
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 395
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 132.48
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ranavi
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Key facts — Ranavi
- LGD code
- 565374
- Pincode
- 415703
- Post office
- Guhagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 951
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,121
- Households
- 256
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1113
- Literacy rate
- 71.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Baramati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Baramati
- Member of Parliament
- Supriya Sule
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ajit Anantrao Pawar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Manali Mahendra Kadam
- Block / Mandal
- Guhagar
- Nearest bank
- Bank Of Maharastra (13.2 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Katphal (12.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 415703
- GuhagarGuhagar mandal2,929 pop
- PalshetGuhagar mandal2,886 pop
- Varachapath Tarf GuhagarGuhagar mandal2,293 pop
- AsgoliGuhagar mandal2,167 pop
- Kirtanwadi Tarf GuhagarGuhagar mandal2,077 pop
- VarweliGuhagar mandal1,805 pop
- AreGuhagar mandal1,761 pop
- Gharatwadi Tarf VeldurGuhagar mandal1,480 pop
- BandarwadiGuhagar mandal1,402 pop
Other villages in Guhagar mandal
View all 60+ →- Velaneshwar
- Shringartali
- Kond Karul
- Padave
- Guhagar
- Palshet
- Adoor
- Talavali
- Abloli
- Varachapath Tarf Guhagar
- Hedavi
- Sakhariagar
- Asgoli
- Janavale
- Kirtanwadi Tarf Guhagar
- Naravan
- Varweli
- Malan
- Are
- Velamb
- Pacherisada
- Kajurlee
- Gharatwadi Tarf Veldur
- Kumbharwadi Tarf Palpene
- Sheer
- Bandarwadi
- Navanagar
- Katale
- Kotluk
- Kolavali
- Chikhali
- Vadad
- Bhatgaon Tisang
- Jamsut
- Kaundhar Kalsur
- Nigundal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)