Vadhavan

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Vadhavan
Wadhavan, Vadhavan
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Vadhavan
Location in Maharashtra, India
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Vadhavan
Vadhavan (India)
Coordinates: 19°55′45″N72°40′22″E / 19.9292303°N 72.6727675°E / 19.9292303; 72.6727675
Country India
State Maharashtra
District Palghar
Taluka Dahanu
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,278
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code551722

Vadhavan is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka. [1]

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Vadhavan Transhipment Port

Vadhavan 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

According 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]

Demographics (2011 Census) [3]
TotalMaleFemale
Population1278639639
Children aged below 6 years1145955
Scheduled caste 000
Scheduled tribe 562927
Literates1066556510
Workers (all)688420268
Main workers (total)626382244
Main workers: Cultivators21019020
Main workers: Agricultural labourers694128
Main workers: Household industry workers33321
Main workers: Other314119195
Marginal workers (total)623824
Marginal workers: Cultivators462917
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers321
Marginal workers: Household industry workers541
Marginal workers: Others835
Non-workers590219371

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References

  1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. "Vadhavan Port work in full swing, public hearings likely in few months". www.hindustantimes.co.
  3. 1 2 "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.