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{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
{{for|the village in Thane district|Ovali, Bhiwandi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Orphan|date=June 2016}}
{{Unreferenced|date=February 2018}}

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| name = Ovali
| native_name = ओवली
| native_name_lang = Marathi
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Ratnagiri]]
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'''Ovali''' (or '''Owali''') is a small village located in Chiplun Taluka of Ratnagiri district, [[Maharashtra]] with approximate total of 235 families residing with total population just above 994. It is one of 166 villages in chiplun block and along with the 12 other neighbouring villages together they form a community of people from different castes and religions.

The village is located in a valley in the foothills of western ghats of [[Maharashtra]], India, and scenically surrounded by the highest peaks of [[Sahyadri]] from all the 3, sides. The open fields provide recreational opportunities to the locals and only rice is mainly grown here, however Ovali and the district is also known superior varieties of Alphonso.

Ovali has shallow ponds and bridges vulnerable to rainy seasons, Ovali is surrounded by [[Khed Taluka]] towards North, [[Sangmeshwar]] Taluka towards South, [[Guhagar]] Taluka towards west, [[Dapoli]] Taluka towards west and [[Satara District]] towards East.

[[File:Ovali_Chiplun.jpg|thumb|275px|Ovali (मौज॓ आ॓वळी) Taluka Chiplun]]

==Location==

The village is 265 km from [[Mumbai]], 230 km from [[Pune]], 105 km from [[Ratnagiri]] and 20 km from [[Chiplun]]. It is surrounded by ranges of Shayadri and Chiplun, Mahabaleswar, Satara, Wai are some of the nearby Cities to Ovali.

==Climate==

*Summer : March - mid June,
*Rainy : mid June–October
*Winter : November–February.

Since the town is located on the Konkan coast, it has quite a moderate climate, with temperatures in the range of 35c to 40c during summer and 20c to 26c during winter.
The rainy season has heavy rains by the south-west [[Monsoon]]. The average annual rainfall is in excess of 3500 mm.

==Schools==

*Prathamik Shaala Mauje Ovali (Primary School)
*Late. Kailash Rajaramrao R Shinde High School (Ovali-Nandivase)

==Added Information==

* Telephone Code = 0235
* State Code = 27
* District Code = 528
* Tahsil Code = 04269
* Census Code = 565249

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==References==

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[[Category:Villages in Ratnagiri district]]

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