Vadhvan Vadhvan | |
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village | |
  Vadhvan Location in Maharashtra, India  Vadhvan Vadhvan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°55′45″N72°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 |
Vadhvan is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka. [1]
Vadhvan 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]
Vadhvan 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.
Vadhavan airport will become the 3rd airport for Mumbai, it is located near the high-speed railway line and new upcoming greenfield port is also going to be near the greenfield airport. [3]
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%. [4]
| 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 |
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Vadhvan Port is a proposed deep seaport at Vadhvan in Palghar district of Maharashtra. The ground breaking for start of construction was done by PM Narendra Modi on 30 August 2024.The concept plan for an offshore mega Port was designed by Surendra Sharma a fellow of NMIS in 2015 for MMB; the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) is responsible for the construction of the port. It will be country's first Offshore Port in which the port will be built on an artificial island. After the construction of the port, it will be 2nd Mother Port in India after Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram according to Sagar Mala project. It is estimated that the construction of the port will cost of ₹76,220 crore (US$8.8 billion). Vadhavan will be constructed by Vadhavan Port Project Limited, a special purpose vehicle. Jawaharlal Nehru Port will have a 74 percent stake in the project and Maharashtra Maritime Board will have 26 percent in a public private partnership.