Vandhavan

Vadhavan Wadhavan, Vadhavan
village
Vadhavan Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Vadhavan Vadhavan (India) Show map of 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)
• Total	1,278
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code	551722

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

Vadhvan Transshipment Port

Vadhvan Transshipment Port is a proposed new port that is going to be the country’s 13th major port. Situated near the town of Dhanu, 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.

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]

	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

1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/vadhavan-port-work-in-full-swing-public-hearings-likely-in-few-months-101699816709104.html
3. "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.