By population, Bhave ranks #12 of 181 villages in Mahad mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhave is a village of 1,870 people in 429 households (Census 2011) in Mahad taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 12th-largest of 181 villages in Mahad taluka. Literacy is 67%, 4 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. It lies 141 km from the Raigad district centre, 27 km from Indapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 402302, served by Birwadi post office; the LGD village code is 555032. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr Gandre Diveagar, 4 km away. The village votes in Purandar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijaybapu Shivtare. The population is estimated at 2,205 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhave →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhave · this village | 1,870 | 67% | — |
| Bhave · Shrivardhan | 165 | 83% | 0 km N |
| Gondghar · Mhasla | 1,474 | 74% | 1.1 km N |
| Wadvali · Murbad | 1,742 | 68% | 1.5 km NW |
| Kudki · Shrivardhan | 734 | 79% | 2.1 km NW |
| Borli Panchatan · Shrivardhan | — | — | 2.5 km SW |
| Kondhe Panchatan · Shrivardhan | 348 | 63% | 2.9 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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