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About Dapivali Village

Dapivali is a mid sized village in Ambarnath tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 259 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.68 hectares hectares.

Dapivali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dapivali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Ambarnath
Area (hectares) 126.68 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 259
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dapivali compares

By the 2011 count Dapivali is the 56th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents. Its 126.68 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Dapivali

Dapivali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dapivali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dapivali from other places

Dapivali lies about 27 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kaman Road, about 12 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 Dapivali
Nearest railway station Kaman Road 12 km
Nearest town Virār 16 km
District headquarters Thane 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambarnath 35 km

Villages closest to Dapivali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dapivali village had a population of 516. That makes it the 56th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,803 residents.

Dapivali village has 259 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dapivali has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Dapivali covers 126.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dapivali falls under Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dapivali is Kaman Road, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dapivali.

Dapivali is about 27 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dapivali is in Ambarnath tehsil of Thane district. Kaman Road is about 12 km away. Virār is about 16 km away. Thane is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padirpada (under 2 km), Kasgaon (21 km) and Chinchavali Bk (22 km).

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

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