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About Nhive Village

Nhive is a mid sized village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 523 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761.16 hectares hectares.

Nhive Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nhive village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Area (hectares) 761.16 hectares
Population 1,078
Male Population 523
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nhive compares

By the 2011 count Nhive is the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 761.16 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1067.

Getting to Nhive

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

Nhive lies about 3.0 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 22 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 Nhive
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 22 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 42 km

Villages closest to Nhive

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 Nhive

As per the Census of India 2011, Nhive village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Nhive village has 523 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nhive has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

Nhive covers 761.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nhive falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nhive is Sindhudurg, about 22 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 Nhive.

Nhive is about 3.0 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nhive is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 3.0 km away. Sindhudurg is about 22 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolamb (under 2 km), Revandi (1.6 km) and Ghumade (2.0 km).

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

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