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About Dive Village

Dive is a large village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,062, made up of 1,060 males and 1,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares.

Dive Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dive village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 2,062
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 1,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dive compares

By the 2011 count Dive is the 37th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Dive

Dive is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dive as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dive from other places

Dive lies about 7.5 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Diva Junction, about under 2 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 Dive
Nearest railway station Diva Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Airoli 5.3 km
District headquarters Thane 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwandi 13 km

Villages closest to Dive

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dive village had a population of 2,062. That makes it the 37th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Dive village has 1,060 males and 1,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dive has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Dive covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dive falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dive is Diva Junction, about under 2 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 km distance for Dive.

Dive is about 7.5 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dive is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Diva Junction is about under 2 km away. Airoli is about 5.3 km away. Thane is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alimghar (2.4 km), Anjur (3.6 km) and Kalwar (3.7 km).

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

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