Dahanu Tehsil - Palghar District, Maharashtra

Dahanu is an administrative tehsil in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Dahanu is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Dahanu Road, while the nearest airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 77.7 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 1,013 km², including 986.91 km² rural area and 25.97 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1014 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dahanu Tehsil

Dahanu Tehsil has a total of 183 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Agar Ambemora	Urban	Not applicable
2	Agwan	Rural	Agwan
3	Aine	Rural	Rankol Gr
4	Alkapur	Rural	Kinhavali
5	Ambesari	Rural	Ambesari
6	Ambewadi	Rural	Narpad
7	Ambiste	Rural	Urse Gr.
8	Ambistewadi	Rural	Varor
9	Ambivali	Rural	Dabhon
10	Amboli	Rural	Amboli
11	Asangaon	Rural	Asangaon (B)
12	Asangaon Bk	Rural	Asangaon (B)
13	Asave	Rural	Aswe
14	Ashagad	Rural	Ashagad
15	Ashte	Rural	Raipur Gr.
16	Aswali	Rural	Aswali
17	Awadhani	Rural	Vivalvedhe Gr.
18	Badapokhran	Rural	Badapokharan
19	Bahare	Rural	Bahare
20	Bandhan Pada	Unmapped	Not applicable
21	Bandhghar	Rural	Nimbapur Gr.
22	Bapugaon	Rural	Bapugaon Gr.
23	Bavade	Rural	Bavade
24	Bendgaon	Rural	Raipur Gr.
25	Bharad	Rural	Kasa Gr.
26	Bhavadi	Rural	Dharampur Gr.
27	Bhisenagar	Rural	Kasa Gr.
28	Bodgaon	Rural	Nagzari
29	Bordi	Rural	Bordi
30	Bramhanwadi	Rural	Bahare
31	Chalani	Rural	Chalani Gr.
32	Chandigaon	Rural	Chandigaon
33	Chandranagar	Rural	Vanai Gr
34	Chandwad	Rural	Raitali
35	Chari Tarfe Kotabi	Rural	Chari-Kotabi
36	Chari Tarfe Pavan	Rural	Dahyale Gr.
37	Charoti	Rural	Charoti
38	Chikhale	Rural	Chikhale
39	Chimbave	Rural	Chimbave
40	Chinchale	Rural	Chinchale
41	Chinchani	Rural	Chinchani
42	Dabhadi	Rural	Dabhadi Gr.
43	Dabhale	Rural	Dabhale Gr
44	Dabhon	Rural	Dabhon
45	Dahanu	Urban	Not applicable
46	Dahigaon	Rural	Dhanivari Gr.
47	Dahyale	Rural	Dahyale Gr.
48	Dapchari	Rural	Dapchari
49	Dedale	Rural	Kaloli-Dedale
50	Dehane	Rural	Dehane-Pale
51	Deur	Rural	Dhanivari Gr.
52	Devgaon	Rural	Ganjad Gr.
53	Dhakti Dahanu	Rural	Dhakti Dahanu
54	Dhamangaon	Rural	Dhamangaon
55	Dhamatane	Rural	Tawa Gr.
56	Dhaniwari	Rural	Dhanivari Gr.
57	Dharampur	Rural	Dharampur Gr.
58	Dhumket	Rural	Dhumket
59	Dhundalwadi	Rural	Dhundalwadi
60	Divshi	Rural	Divshi
61	Gadchinchale	Rural	Divshi
62	Ganeshbag	Rural	Ganjad Gr.
63	Gangangaon	Rural	Gangangaon
64	Gangodi	Rural	Shensari Gr.
65	Ganjad	Rural	Ganjad Gr.
66	Ghadane	Rural	Bahare
67	Ghol	Rural	Kasa Gr.
68	Gholwad	Rural	Gholwad
69	Gorwadi	Rural	Jamshet
70	Govane	Rural	Govane
71	Gungwada	Rural	Gungwada
72	Haladpada	Rural	Haladpada Gr.
73	Jalwai	Rural	Aswali
74	Jambugaon	Rural	Jambugaon
75	Jamshet	Rural	Jamshet
76	Jitgaon	Rural	Gangangaon
77	Junnarpada	Rural	Saravali
78	Kainad	Rural	Kainad
79	Kalamdevi	Rural	Shilonda Gr.
80	Kandarwadi	Rural	Osarvira Gr.
81	Kankradi	Rural	Kankradi
82	Kapshi	Rural	Kapshi
83	Karanjvira	Rural	Shisane Gr.
84	Kasa	Rural	Kasa Gr.
85	Kasara	Rural	Vaki Gr.
86	Khambale	Rural	Dabhale Gr
87	Khaniv	Rural	Vivalvedhe Gr.
88	Khubale	Rural	Haladpada Gr.
89	Khunavade	Rural	Aswali
90	Kinhvali	Rural	Kinhavali
91	Kolavali	Rural	Kaloli-Dedale
92	Kolhan	Rural	Tawa Gr.
93	Komgaon	Rural	Dhamangaon
94	Kosbad	Rural	Kainad
95	Kosesari	Rural	Dharampur Gr.
96	Kotabi	Rural	Chari-Kotabi
97	Lashkari	Rural	Kankradi
98	Lonipada	Urban	Not applicable
99	Malyan	Urban	Not applicable
100	Manfod Pada	Urban	Not applicable
101	Manipur	Rural	Ganjad Gr.
102	Masoli	Urban	Not applicable
103	Matgaon	Rural	Asangaon (B)
104	Mhasad	Rural	Urse Gr.
105	Modgaon	Rural	Modgaon
106	Motapada	Rural	Agwan
107	Murbad	Rural	Murbad Gr.
108	Nagzari	Rural	Nagzari
109	Nandare	Rural	Kankradi
110	Naraliwadi	Rural	Chimbave
111	Naroli	Rural	Saiwan Gr.
112	Narpad	Rural	Narpad
113	Navnath	Rural	Ganjad Gr.
114	Nikane	Rural	Nikane Gr.
115	Nikavali	Rural	Sarni Gr.
116	Nimbapur	Rural	Nimbapur Gr.
117	Osarvira	Rural	Osarvira Gr.
118	Osarwadi	Rural	Tanashi Gr.
119	Pale	Rural	Dehane-Pale
120	Pandhartara	Rural	Shisane Gr.
121	Paraswadi	Rural	Jamshet
122	Pardi	Rural	Dhundalwadi
123	Patilpada	Rural	Saravali
124	Patilpada (Saiwan)	Rural	Dabhadi Gr.
125	Pavan	Rural	Dahyale Gr.
126	Peth	Rural	Tawa Gr.
127	Phanaswadi	Rural	Bapugaon Gr.
128	Pimpalshet Bk.	Rural	Murbad Gr.
129	Pimpalshet Kh.	Rural	Nikane Gr.
130	Pokharan	Rural	Pokharan
131	Punjave	Rural	Saswand Talothe Gr.
132	Rai	Rural	Rai
133	Raipur	Rural	Raipur Gr.
134	Raitali	Rural	Raitali
135	Rampur	Rural	Saiwan Gr.
136	Rampur (Bordi)	Rural	Rampur
137	Rankol	Rural	Rankol Gr
138	Ranshet	Rural	Ranshet Gr.
139	Saiwan	Rural	Saiwan Gr.
140	Sakhare	Rural	Sakhare
141	Sarani	Rural	Sarni Gr.
142	Saravali	Rural	Saravali
143	Sasvand	Rural	Saswand Talothe Gr.
144	Savata	Rural	Savate
145	Saye	Rural	Urse Gr.
146	Shelti	Rural	Nikane Gr.
147	Shensari	Rural	Shensari Gr.
148	Shilonda	Rural	Shilonda Gr.
149	Shisane	Rural	Shisane Gr.
150	Sogave	Rural	Sogave
151	Somnath	Rural	Ganjad Gr.
152	Sonale	Rural	Vivalvedhe Gr.
153	Sukhadamba	Rural	Chalani Gr.
154	Suryanagar	Rural	Veti-Varoti
155	Tadiyale	Rural	Tadiyale
156	Talothe	Rural	Saswand Talothe Gr.
157	Tanashi	Rural	Tanashi Gr.
158	Tawa	Rural	Tawa Gr.
159	Thakurwadi	Rural	Narpad
160	Torani	Unmapped	Not applicable
161	Tornipada	Rural	Modgaon
162	Urse	Rural	Urse Gr.
163	Vadade	Rural	Asangaon (B)
164	Vadhane	Rural	Ranshet Gr.
165	Vadhvan	Rural	Vadvan
166	Vadkun	Urban	Not applicable
167	Vanai	Rural	Vanai Gr
168	Vangaon	Rural	Vangaon
169	Vangarje	Rural	Murbad Gr.
170	Vankas	Rural	Vankas
171	Varkhande	Rural	Haladpada Gr.
172	Varor	Rural	Varor
173	Varoti	Rural	Veti-Varoti
174	Vasantwadi	Rural	Jamshet
175	Vasgaon	Rural	Vasgaon
176	Veti	Rural	Veti-Varoti
177	Vikasnagar	Rural	Chikhale
178	Vire	Rural	Dabhale Gr
179	Vivalvedhe	Rural	Vivalvedhe Gr.
180	Vyahali	Rural	Saiwan Gr.
181	Waghadi	Rural	Wadhadi
182	Waki	Rural	Vaki Gr.
183	Zarali	Rural	Vaki Gr.

Population of Dahanu Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Dahanu Tehsil has a total population of 4,02,095 people, consisting of 1,99,574 males and 2,02,521 females. There are 82,139 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 397 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	4,02,095	3,38,162	63,933
Male Population	1,99,574	1,66,991	32,583
Female Population	2,02,521	1,71,171	31,350
Total Households	82,139	67,613	14,526
Population Density	397 / km²	343 / km²	2,462 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 2,05,656 literate people and 60,433 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 6,513 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2,77,904 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	60,433	54,058	6,375
Literate Population	2,05,656	1,56,353	49,303
Illiterate Population	1,96,439	1,81,809	14,630
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	6,513	3,925	2,588
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	2,77,904	2,65,761	12,143

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Dahanu (डहानू)
District	Palghar
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Dahanu Road
Total Area	1,013 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1014
Total Population (2011)	4,02,095
Density	397/km²
Total Villages	183

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