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About Dhavali Village

Dhavali is a large village in Tasgaon tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,400, made up of 1,726 males and 1,674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhavali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Tasgaon
Pincode 416312
Area (hectares) 1184 hectares
Population 3,400
Male Population 1,726
Female Population 1,674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhavali compares

By the 2011 count Dhavali is the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,139 residents. Its 1184 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dhavali

Dhavali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhavali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhavali from other places

Dhavali lies about 23 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Hatkanangale, about 19 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 Dhavali
Nearest town Ashta 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Hatkanangale 19 km
District headquarters Sangli 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Tasgaon 30 km

Villages closest to Dhavali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhavali village had a population of 3,400. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,139 residents.

Dhavali village has 1,726 males and 1,674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhavali has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Dhavali is 416312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhavali covers 1184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhavali falls under Tasgaon tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhavali is Hatkanangale, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhavali.

Dhavali is about 23 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhavali is in Tasgaon tehsil of Sangli district. Ashta is about 7.8 km away. Hatkanangale is about 19 km away. Sangli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Julewadi (21 km), Yelavi (23 km) and Shirgaon Kavathe (24 km).

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

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