About Dab Village

Dab is a large village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,455, made up of 2,206 males and 2,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3930 hectares hectares.

Dab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dab village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares)	3930 hectares
Population	4,455
Male Population	2,206
Female Population	2,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dab compares

By the 2011 count Dab is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 3930 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dab

Dab is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dab 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 Dab from other places

Dab lies about 42 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 40 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 Dab
Tehsil headquarters	Akkalkuwa	16 km
Nearest town	Taloda	23 km
Nearest railway station	Dhekvad	40 km
District headquarters	Nandurbar	42 km

Villages closest to Dab

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

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Common questions about Dab

As per the Census of India 2011, Dab village had a population of 4,455. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Dab village has 2,206 males and 2,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dab has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Dab covers 3930 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dab falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dab is Dhekvad, about 40 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 Dab.

Dab is about 42 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dab is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 16 km away. Taloda is about 23 km away. Dhekvad is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.