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About Dikval Village

Dikval is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 168 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 565.16 hectares hectares.

Dikval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dikval village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 565.16 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 168
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dikval compares

By the 2011 count Dikval is the 97th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 565.16 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Dikval

Dikval is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dikval as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dikval from other places

Dikval lies about 17 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 7.9 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 Dikval
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 17 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 34 km

Villages closest to Dikval

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dikval village had a population of 325. That makes it the 97th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Dikval village has 168 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dikval has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Dikval covers 565.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dikval falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dikval is Sindhudurg, about 7.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dikval.

Dikval is about 17 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dikval is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 7.9 km away. Malwan is about 17 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golwan (2.7 km), Gavathanwadi (3.1 km) and Gaonkarwada (3.6 km).

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

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