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About Davha Village

Davha is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,987, made up of 1,010 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 986.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Davha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Davha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Pincode 444503
Area (hectares) 986.85 hectares
Population 1,987
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Davha compares

By the 2011 count Davha is the 20th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 986.85 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Davha

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

Davha lies about 22 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 4.2 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 Davha
Nearest railway station Jaulka 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 6.6 km
Nearest town Pātūr 22 km
District headquarters Washim 22 km

Villages closest to Davha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Davha village had a population of 1,987. That makes it the 20th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Davha village has 1,010 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Davha has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Davha is 444503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Davha covers 986.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Davha falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Davha is Jaulka, about 4.2 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 - 10 km distance for Davha.

Davha is about 22 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Davha is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Jaulka is about 4.2 km away. Malegaon is about 6.6 km away. Pātūr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khirda (1.6 km), Kurala (2.2 km) and Ansing (2.9 km).

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

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