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About Vatvi Village

Vatvi is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 488 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.36 hectares hectares.

Vatvi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vatvi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 386.36 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 488
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vatvi compares

By the 2011 count Vatvi is the 97th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 386.36 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Vatvi

Vatvi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vatvi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vatvi from other places

Vatvi lies about 20 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khandbara, about 1.6 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 Vatvi
Nearest railway station Khandbara 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 20 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 20 km

Villages closest to Vatvi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vatvi village had a population of 988. That makes it the 97th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Vatvi village has 488 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vatvi has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Vatvi covers 386.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vatvi falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vatvi is Khandbara, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Vatvi is about 20 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vatvi is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Khandbara is about 1.6 km away. Nawapur is about 20 km away. Nandurbar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talavipada (under 2 km), Malvan (1.6 km) and Khandbara (1.7 km).

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

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