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About Dahivad Village

Dahivad is one of the larger villages in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,783, made up of 4,273 males and 3,510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3107.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahivad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahivad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Pincode 425405
Area (hectares) 3107.97 hectares
Population 7,783
Male Population 4,273
Female Population 3,510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahivad compares

By the 2011 count Dahivad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 3107.97 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dahivad

Dahivad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahivad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahivad from other places

Dahivad lies about 52 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Nardana, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dahivad
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Nardana 22 km
District headquarters Dhule 52 km

Villages closest to Dahivad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dahivad

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahivad village had a population of 7,783. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Dahivad village has 4,273 males and 3,510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahivad has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dahivad is 425405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahivad covers 3107.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahivad falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dahivad is Nardana, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dahivad.

Dahivad is about 52 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahivad is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 6.7 km away. Nardana is about 22 km away. Dhule is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajande Kh (3.6 km), Kalmasare (3.7 km) and Gartad (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dahivad today is likely to be higher.

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