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About Hedavali Village

Hedavali is a small village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 152 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.61 hectares hectares.

Hedavali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hedavali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Area (hectares) 161.61 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 152
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hedavali compares

By the 2011 count Hedavali is the 183rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 161.61 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Hedavali

Hedavali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hedavali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Hedavali from other places

Hedavali lies about 56 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Bhivpuri Road, about 11 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 Hedavali
Nearest railway station Bhivpuri Road 11 km
Nearest town Karjat 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Murbad 32 km
District headquarters Thane 56 km

Villages closest to Hedavali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hedavali village had a population of 281. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Hedavali village has 152 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hedavali has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Hedavali covers 161.61 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.

Hedavali falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hedavali is Bhivpuri Road, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hedavali.

Hedavali is about 56 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hedavali is in Murbad tehsil of Thane district. Bhivpuri Road is about 11 km away. Karjat is about 14 km away. Murbad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malegaon (3.4 km), Ambe Tembhe (7.1 km) and Ambele Bk (7.1 km).

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

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