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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mangesh Jagannath more
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- LGD code
- 564971
- Pincode
- 415709
- Post office
- Khed (RTG)
- Population
- 649
- Households
- 223
- Literacy rate
- 73%
- Sex ratio
- 1128 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 203
- Distance to district centre
- 85 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 59 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 145 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 547 km
- Nearest railway station
- Diwankhavati · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- SDH, Kalambani · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Shivtar compares
By population, Shivtar ranks #90 of 199 villages in Khed mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.0%
+0.8% vs mandal average
Shivtar73.0%
Khed mandal72.2%
Ratnagiri district74.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,128
+30 vs mandal average
Shivtar1,128
Khed mandal1,098
Household size
people per home
2.9
−1.2 vs mandal average
Shivtar2.9
Khed mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shivtar at a glance
Shivtar is a village of 649 people in 223 households (Census 2011) in Khed taluka, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, the 90th-largest of 199 villages in Khed taluka. Literacy is 73%, about the same as the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,128 women per 1,000 men. It lies 85 km from the Ratnagiri district centre, 7 km from Diwankhavati railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 415709, served by Khed (RTG) post office; the LGD village code is 564971. The nearest hospital or health centre is SDH, Kalambani, 11 km away. The sarpanch is Mangesh Jagannath more , and the village votes in Bhor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shankar Hiraman Mandekar. The population is estimated at 765 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shivtar · this village | 649 | 73% | — |
| Satere Tarf Natu · Dapoli | 543 | 69% | 1.9 km N |
| Jamage · Khed | 1,151 | 83% | 2.8 km NW |
| Kasaba Natu · Khed | 595 | 64% | 2.8 km E |
| Palgad · Dapoli | 2,959 | 79% | 3.2 km SW |
| Ambaye · Khed | 1,686 | 69% | 5 km SE |
| Jamge · Dapoli | 1,552 | 74% | 5.2 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shivtar
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- KHED
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 135
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,025.19
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 139.23
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shivtar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shivtar
- LGD code
- 564971
- Pincode
- 415709
- Post office
- Khed (RTG)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 649
- Population (projected 2026)
- 765
- Households
- 223
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1128
- Literacy rate
- 73.0%
- Coordinates
- 17.84992°N, 73.35203°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Baramati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhor
- Member of Parliament
- Supriya Sule
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shankar Hiraman Mandekar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Mangesh Jagannath more
- Block / Mandal
- Khed
- Nearest police station
- Panchgani (48.2 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Bhaskar Mehandale Clinic (69.7 km)
- Nearest post office
- Panchgani (48.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Shivtar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai145 kmcapital
- Hyderabad547 km
- Bengaluru708 km
- Chennai911 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDiwankhavati7 km
- Bus stopKhed ST Bus Stand15 km
- Hospital / PHCSDH, Kalambani11 km
- ATM / bankCentral Bank of India20 km
- Petrol pumpReliance Petrol & LPG Pump15 km
- CollegeSahyadri College of Hotel Management55 km
- Police stationPoladpur Police station19 km
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View all 60+ →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)