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About Dahiwali Village

Dahiwali is a large village in Madha tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,704, made up of 1,433 males and 1,271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1702.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahiwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahiwali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Madha
Pincode 413212
Area (hectares) 1702.52 hectares
Population 2,704
Male Population 1,433
Female Population 1,271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahiwali compares

By the 2011 count Dahiwali is the 32nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents. Its 1702.52 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Dahiwali

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

Dahiwali lies about 86 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Kem, about 9.5 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 Dahiwali
Nearest railway station Kem 9.5 km
Nearest town Kurduvādi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Madha 31 km
District headquarters Solapur 86 km

Villages closest to Dahiwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahiwali village had a population of 2,704. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents.

Dahiwali village has 1,433 males and 1,271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahiwali has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Dahiwali is 413212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahiwali covers 1702.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dahiwali falls under Madha tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dahiwali is Kem, about 9.5 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 Dahiwali.

Dahiwali is about 86 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahiwali is in Madha tehsil of Solapur district. Kem is about 9.5 km away. Kurduvādi is about 19 km away. Madha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhergaon (3.2 km), Footjawalgaon (4.6 km) and Nimgaon Tembhurni (5.2 km).

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

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