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Nadhai observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
Temples near Nadhai
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Murbad mandal is Sant Savta Maharaj Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Nadhai itself.
By population, Nadhai ranks #49 of 205 villages in Murbad mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nadhai is a village of 1,116 people in 217 households (Census 2011) in Murbad taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 49th-largest of 205 villages in Murbad taluka. Literacy is 70%, 4 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 996 women per 1,000 men. It lies 130 km from the Thane district centre, 33 km from Nilaje, the nearest town, 1 km from Chowk railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 421401, served by Murbad post office; the LGD village code is 553118. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Chouk, 2 km away. The village votes in Gangapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bumb Prashant Bansilal. The population is estimated at 1,316 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nadhai →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nadhai · this village | 1,116 | 70% | — |
| Mohope · Panvel | 386 | 78% | 5.5 km NW |
| Nimbarwadi · Pen | — | — | 7.1 km NE |
| Dandwadi · Baramati | 1,958 | 73% | 7.6 km NE |
| Wagheshwar · Karad | 753 | 78% | 7.7 km NE |
| Bhatan · Panvel | 1,452 | 77% | 7.9 km NW |
| Sondewadi · Khalapur | 885 | 37% | 8.4 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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