About Jalwai Village

Jalwai is a mid sized village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,405, made up of 632 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,223 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalwai village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Dahanu
Pincode	401702
Area (hectares)	338.68 hectares
Population	1,405
Male Population	632
Female Population	773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,223
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalwai compares

By the 2011 count Jalwai is the 100th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 338.68 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Jalwai

Jalwai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalwai 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. The nearest villages by name are Ghol, Gholwad, Gowane and Gungavada. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Jalwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalwai village had a population of 1,405. That makes it the 100th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Jalwai village has 632 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalwai has about 1223 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Jalwai is 401702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalwai covers 338.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalwai falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Jalwai notes the nearest railway station 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 Jalwai.

Jalwai is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.