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About Shivdav Village

Shivdav is a large village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,078, made up of 997 males and 1,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2038.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shivdav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shivdav village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Pincode 416602
Area (hectares) 2038.68 hectares
Population 2,078
Male Population 997
Female Population 1,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shivdav compares

By the 2011 count Shivdav is the 12th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 2038.68 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1082.

Getting to Shivdav

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

Shivdav lies about 26 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 27 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 Shivdav
District headquarters Sindhudurg 26 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Kankavli 28 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 32 km

Villages closest to Shivdav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shivdav village had a population of 2,078. That makes it the 12th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Shivdav village has 997 males and 1,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shivdav has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Shivdav is 416602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shivdav covers 2038.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shivdav falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shivdav is Kankavali, about 27 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 Shivdav.

Shivdav is about 26 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shivdav is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 26 km away. Kankavali is about 27 km away. Kankavli is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nardave (9.7 km), Kalasuli (20 km) and Karanje (25 km).

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

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