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- LGD code
- 555019
- Pincode
- 402302
- Post office
- Birwadi
- Population
- 780
- Households
- 191
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1042 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 295
- Distance to district centre
- 265 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 321 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 328 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 537 km
- Nearest railway station
- Takarkhede · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Civil Hospital ,Salva · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dahiwad compares
By population, Dahiwad ranks #62 of 181 villages in Mahad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.4%
−14.0% vs mandal average
- Dahiwad
- 56.4%
- Mahad mandal
- 70.4%
- Raigad district
- 73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,042
−17 vs mandal average
- Dahiwad
- 1,042
- Mahad mandal
- 1,059
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Dahiwad
- 4.1
- Mahad mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dahiwad at a glance
Dahiwad is a village of 780 people in 191 households (Census 2011) in Mahad taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 62nd-largest of 181 villages in Mahad taluka. Literacy is 56%, 14 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,042 women per 1,000 men. It lies 265 km from the Raigad district centre, 16 km from Chahardi, the nearest town, 5 km from Takarkhede railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 402302, served by Birwadi post office; the LGD village code is 555019. The nearest hospital or health centre is Civil Hospital ,Salva, 7 km away. The village votes in Purandar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijaybapu Shivtare. The population is estimated at 920 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dahiwad
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MAHAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 139
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 645.12
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 126
- Forest area (ha)
- 115.16
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dahiwad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dahiwad
- LGD code
- 555019
- Pincode
- 402302
- Post office
- Birwadi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 780
- Population (projected 2026)
- 920
- Households
- 191
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1042
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Coordinates
- 21.07761°N, 75.18861°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Baramati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purandar
- Member of Parliament
- Supriya Sule
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijaybapu Shivtare
- Block / Mandal
- Mahad
- Nearest PHC
- Dr Ashraf Khan Orthopaedic Joint Care Clinic (317.7 km)
- Nearest bank
- Indusbank (318.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Dahiwad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai328 kmcapital
- Hyderabad537 km
- Delhi862 km
- Bengaluru937 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTakarkhede5 km
- Bus stopSalva Phata6 km
- Hospital / PHCCivil Hospital ,Salva7 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank of India15 km
- Petrol pumpYug Petrolium19 km
- CollegeSt Joseph's Convent School39 km
- Police stationChopda Gramin Police station21 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Dahiwad
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Bhagwan ShivaTemple<1 km ↗
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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