Vadhavan is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
Vadhavan
Wadhavan, Vadhavan | |
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village | |
  Vadhavan Location in Maharashtra, India  Vadhavan Vadhavan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°55′45″N 72°40′22″E / 19.9292303°N 72.6727675°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,278 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551722 |
Vadhavan Transhipment Port
editVadhavan Transshipment Port is a proposed new port that is going to be the country's 13th major port. Situated near the town of Dahanu, in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, the state will have its 3rd port and the country's one of the six mega port. The project is to be executed jointly by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and Maharashtra Maritime Board.[2]
Vadhavan Port was designed by Surendra Sharma who is a fellow of NMIS Mumbai and has been advocating a deep-sea hub Port to cater to the growing needs of India. This port project development will be jointly implemented by JNPA and Maharashtra Maritime Board with a shareholding of 74% and 26% respectively. The port will be developed based on Landlord Port Model.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Vadhavan has 296 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 91.58%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1278 | 639 | 639 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 114 | 59 | 55 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 56 | 29 | 27 |
| Literates | 1066 | 556 | 510 |
| Workers (all) | 688 | 420 | 268 |
| Main workers (total) | 626 | 382 | 244 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 210 | 190 | 20 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 69 | 41 | 28 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 33 | 32 | 1 |
| Main workers: Other | 314 | 119 | 195 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 62 | 38 | 24 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 46 | 29 | 17 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Non-workers | 590 | 219 | 371 |
References
edit- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Vadhavan Port work in full swing, public hearings likely in few months". www.hindustantimes.co.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.