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{{Short description|Village in Maharashtra, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vadhavan
| other_name = Vadhavan
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| settlement_type = village
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| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|19.9292303|N|72.6727675|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Palghar district|Palghar]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluka]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Dahanu]]
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| seat_type = [[Panchayat]]
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| elevation_m = 10
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1278
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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{{Other uses|Wadhwan}}
'''Vadhavan''' is a village in the [[Palghar district]] of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It is located in the [[Dahanu]] [[taluka]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Maharashtra.pdf |title=Maharashtra villages |publisher=Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC |access-date=2015-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095320/http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/mpr/revenuevillagedirectorypdf/Maharashtra.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Vadhavan Transhipment Port ==
The [[Vadhavan Port|Vadhavan Transshipment Port]] is a proposed new port that is going to be the country's 13th major port. Situated near the town of Dahanu, in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, the state will have its 3rd port and the country's one of the six mega port. The project is to be executed jointly by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and Maharashtra Maritime Board.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/vadhavan-port-work-in-full-swing-public-hearings-likely-in-few-months-101699816709104.html | title=Vadhvan Port work in full swing, public hearings likely in few months | website=www.hindustantimes.co}}</ref>

Vadhvan Port was designed by Surendra Sharma who is a fellow of NMIS Mumbai and has been advocating a deep-sea hub Port to cater to the growing needs of India.
This port project development will be jointly implemented by JNPA and Maharashtra Maritime Board with a shareholding of 74% and 26% respectively. The port will be developed based on Landlord Port Model.

== Vadhavan Airport ==
In February 2025, the [[Maharashtra Airport Development Company]] (MADC), floated a [[request for proposal]] (RFP) to appoint a consultant agency to carry out a pre-feasibility study on developing a greenfield airport in the Vadhavan port region as the 3rd airport for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region after [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport| CSMIA]] and [[Navi Mumbai International Airport|NMIA]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/118426189.cms | title=Vadhavan airport project set in motion, agency for study may be picked in 3 wks | website= [[The Times of India]] | date = 20 February 2025 | accessdate= 10 July 2025}}</ref>
The Agency will study the conditions at the site, traffic projections, environmental factors, and viability of the project, and analyse potential integration with existing and future infrastructure developments, such as the Dedicated Freight Corridor and road connectivity to the port.<ref name ="IE1">{{Cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/pre-feasibility-study-begins-greenfield-airport-maharashtras-vadhavan-port-10159950/ | title=Pre-feasibility study begins for proposed greenfield airport near Maharashtra’s Vadhavan Port | website= [[Indian Express]] | date = 30 July 2025 | accessdate= 1 August 2025}}</ref>

MADC received 7 bids when technical bids were opened in May, out of which only 3 bidders qualified to the financial bid opening stage. The lowest bidder, [[Grant Thornton]] – [[Nippon Koei]] India JV was awarded a Rs. 30 lakh contract in July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2025/07/12/vadhavan-airport-grant-thornton-nippon-koei-awarded-prefeasibility-contract/ | title=Vadhavan Airport: Grant Thornton – Nippon Koei Awarded Prefeasibility Contract | website= The Metro Rail Guy | date = 12 July 2025 | accessdate= 15 July 2025}}</ref>
The proposed airport is expected to support cargo movement and improve last-mile logistics efficiency, further reducing the cost and time of goods transportation.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/vadhavan-port-and-airport-to-redefine-maharashtra-logistics-landscape-says-cm-fadnavis-19595502.htm | title=Vadhavan port and airport to redefine Maharashtra's logistics landscape, says CM Fadnavis | website= [[CNBC TV18]] | date = 28 April 2025 | accessdate= 10 July 2025}}</ref>
The study commenced in the last week of July and is expected to be completed in six to nine months.<ref name ="IE1"/>

== Demographics ==

According to the [[2011 census of India]], Vadhavan has 296 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 91.58%.<ref name="census_2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011">{{cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/PCA%20CDB-2721-F-Census.xlsx |title=District census data |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |access-date=2015-08-17 }}</ref>
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 1278 || 639 || 639
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 114 || 59 || 55
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 56 || 29 || 27
|-
| Literates || 1066 || 556 || 510
|-
| Workers (all) || 688 || 420 || 268
|-
| Main workers (total) || 626 || 382 || 244
|-
| Main workers: Cultivators || 210 || 190 || 20
|-
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers || 69 || 41 || 28
|-
| Main workers: Household industry workers || 33 || 32 || 1
|-
| Main workers: Other || 314 || 119 || 195
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 62 || 38 || 24
|-
| Marginal workers: Cultivators || 46 || 29 || 17
|-
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers || 3 || 2 || 1
|-
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers || 5 || 4 || 1
|-
| Marginal workers: Others || 8 || 3 || 5
|-
| Non-workers || 590 || 219 || 371
|}

== References ==
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{{Dahanu taluka}}

[[Category:Villages in Dahanu taluka]]

{{Palghar-district-geo-stub}}

Vadhavan - Revision history

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