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About Nhaveli Village

Nhaveli is a mid sized village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,879, made up of 923 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1092 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nhaveli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nhaveli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Pincode 416510
Area (hectares) 1092 hectares
Population 1,879
Male Population 923
Female Population 956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nhaveli compares

By the 2011 count Nhaveli is the 21st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 1092 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1043.

Getting to Nhaveli

Nhaveli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nhaveli 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nhaveli from other places

Nhaveli lies about 20 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Sawantwadi Road, about 4.3 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 Nhaveli
Nearest railway station Sawantwadi Road 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawantwadi 10 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 10 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 20 km

Villages closest to Nhaveli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nhaveli village had a population of 1,879. That makes it the 21st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Nhaveli village has 923 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nhaveli has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Nhaveli is 416510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nhaveli covers 1092 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nhaveli falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nhaveli is Sawantwadi Road, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Nhaveli is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sawantwadi Road is about 4.3 km away. Sawantwadi is about 10 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malewad (5.7 km), Malgaon (5.8 km) and Aros (5.8 km).

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

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