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About Hiv Village

Hiv is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,404, made up of 678 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584 hectares hectares.

Hiv Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiv village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 584 hectares
Population 1,404
Male Population 678
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 Hiv compares

By the 2011 count Hiv is the 52nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 584 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Hiv

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

Hiv lies about 36 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Titwala, about 8.6 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 Hiv
Nearest railway station Titwala 8.6 km
Nearest town Vasind 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 17 km
District headquarters Thane 36 km

Villages closest to Hiv

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiv village had a population of 1,404. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Hiv village has 678 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiv has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Hiv covers 584 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hiv falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hiv is Titwala, about 8.6 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 Hiv.

Hiv is about 36 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiv is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Titwala is about 8.6 km away. Vasind is about 11 km away. Shahapur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahivali (under 2 km), Dahivali Tarf Korkada (under 2 km) and Vaghivali (under 2 km).

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

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