# Dadra & Nagar Haveli District – Sub-districts & Towns

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District · Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 

# Dadra & Nagar Haveli district

Dadra & Nagar Haveli is a district of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, the most populous of 3 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **343,709 people** in 1 sub-district, 6 towns and 65 villages; 47% lived in towns. The largest town is [Silvassa](https://wherepedia.org/india/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu/dadra-nagar-haveli/dadra-nagar-haveli/silvassa/) (98,265).

- 343,709people (2011)
- 1sub-district
- 6towns
- 76.2%literacy

## Who lives in Dadra & Nagar Haveli?

Dadra & Nagar Haveli had **343,709 people** at the 2011 Census — 58.6% of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu's population and the largest of 3 districts of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu by population. There were 774 women for every 1,000 men (above the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu figure of 706; 2nd of 3 districts of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu). Among children under 7 the ratio was 926 girls per 1,000 boys (the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu figure is 918). An average household had 4.5 people, against 4.3 across Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

## How literate is Dadra & Nagar Haveli?

76.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu's 80.9%), the lowest of 3 districts of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Men were at 85.2% and women at 64.3% — a gap of 20.9 points (it is 17.8 points across Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Dadra & Nagar Haveli do for a living?

45.7% of people worked in 2011 (women: 25.3%). Of all workers, 14% farmed their own land, 4% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 64% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 17% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 18% of workers here, against 11% across Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

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**■** Cultivators 14 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (64%) · **■** Marginal 17 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Dadra & Nagar Haveli

46.7% of people lived in towns and cities (below Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu's 58.5%), 2nd of 3 districts of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The Census counted 6 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 5 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Silvassa](https://wherepedia.org/india/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu/dadra-nagar-haveli/dadra-nagar-haveli/silvassa/) with 98,265 people, home to 61% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Dadra & Nagar Haveli had 65 census villages, 65 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,817 people; 7 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Saily](https://wherepedia.org/india/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu/dadra-nagar-haveli/dadra-nagar-haveli/saily/) (15,655), [Khanvel](https://wherepedia.org/india/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu/dadra-nagar-haveli/dadra-nagar-haveli/khanvel/) (7,965), [Sili](https://wherepedia.org/india/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu/dadra-nagar-haveli/dadra-nagar-haveli/sili/) (7,646), [Karad](https://wherepedia.org/india/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu/dadra-nagar-haveli/dadra-nagar-haveli/karad/) (5,860) and [Dapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu/dadra-nagar-haveli/dadra-nagar-haveli/dapada/) (5,713).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of Dadra & Nagar Haveli compared with Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

■ Dadra & Nagar Haveli · ■ Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**80.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****774**

**706

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**918

Working population ****45.7%**

**47.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Of every 100 households in Dadra & Nagar Haveli in 2011, 95 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dadra & Nagar Haveli · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

Toilet within the home ****55%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

Tap water ****46%**

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

Use banking services ****57%**

Television ****47%**

Mobile phone ****61%**

Computer with internet ****3%**

Two-wheeler ****26%**

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

None of these assets ****25%**

Own their home ****56%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Dadra & Nagar Haveli](https://wherepedia.org/india/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-and-daman-and-diu/dadra-nagar-haveli/dadra-nagar-haveli/) 343,709 65 6 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Dadra & Nagar Haveli

- Silvassa · 98,265
- Naroli · 16,260
- Dadra · 13,039
- Samarvarni · 12,553
- Masat · 12,139
- Rakholi · 8,339

## Largest villages in Dadra & Nagar Haveli

- Saily · 15,655
- Khanvel · 7,965
- Sili · 7,646
- Karad · 5,860
- Dapada · 5,713
- Galonda · 5,395
- Surangi · 5,016
- Vasona · 4,707
- Karchond · 4,688
- Athola · 4,668
- Velugam · 4,612
- Rudana · 4,609
- Umarkui · 4,585
- Shelti · 3,999
- Dudhani · 3,979
- Athal · 3,965
- Chinsda · 3,792
- Kharadpada · 3,691
- Demani · 3,642
- Kherdi · 3,637

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Dadra & Nagar Haveli?1: Dadra & Nagar Haveli
- What is the population of Dadra & Nagar Haveli district?343,709 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Dadra & Nagar Haveli?Silvassa