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- LGD code
- 553214
- Pincode
- 421402
- Post office
- Dhasai
- Population
- 281
- Households
- 53
- Literacy rate
- 73.3%
- Sex ratio
- 849 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 125
- Distance to district centre
- 107 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 202 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 60 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 562 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhivpuri Road · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Kashele · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Hedavali compares
By population, Hedavali ranks #187 of 205 villages in Murbad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.3%
+7.6% vs mandal average
Hedavali73.3%
Murbad mandal65.7%
Thane district74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
849
−122 vs mandal average
Hedavali849
Murbad mandal971
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.6 vs mandal average
Hedavali5.3
Murbad mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hedavali at a glance
Hedavali is a village of 281 people in 53 households (Census 2011) in Murbad taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 187th-largest of 205 villages in Murbad taluka. Literacy is 73%, 8 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 849 women per 1,000 men. It lies 107 km from the Thane district centre, 39 km from Induri, the nearest town, 11 km from Bhivpuri Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 421402, served by Dhasai post office; the LGD village code is 553214. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Kashele, 4 km away. The village votes in Gangapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bumb Prashant Bansilal. The population is estimated at 331 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hedavali
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kalyan
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 59
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 78
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 161.61
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 75.18
- Forest area (ha)
- 71.77
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hedavali
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Hedavali
- LGD code
- 553214
- Pincode
- 421402
- Post office
- Dhasai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 281
- Population (projected 2026)
- 331
- Households
- 53
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 849
- Literacy rate
- 73.3%
- Coordinates
- 18.97210°N, 73.43806°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gangapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bumb Prashant Bansilal
- Block / Mandal
- Murbad
Getting there
How to reach Hedavali
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai60 kmcapital
- Hyderabad562 km
- Bengaluru801 km
- Chennai981 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhivpuri Road11 km
- Bus stopSondaiwadi village16 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Kashele4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India14 km
- Petrol pumpHP13 km
- CollegeTalegaon medical36 km
- Police stationKhopoli Police Station23 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)