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About Dahivali Village

Dahivali is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,423, made up of 735 males and 688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 722.07 hectares hectares.

Dahivali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahivali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 722.07 hectares
Population 1,423
Male Population 735
Female Population 688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahivali compares

By the 2011 count Dahivali is the 51st largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 722.07 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Dahivali

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

How far is Dahivali from other places

Dahivali 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 Dahivali
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 Dahivali

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 Dahivali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahivali village had a population of 1,423. That makes it the 51st largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Dahivali village has 735 males and 688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahivali has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Dahivali covers 722.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dahivali falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dahivali is Titwala, about 8.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dahivali.

Dahivali 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.

Dahivali 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 Tarf Korkada (under 2 km), Hiv (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 Dahivali today is likely to be higher.

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