| Vadhavan | |
| Other Name: | Wadhavan, Vadhavan |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 19.9292°N 72.6728°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Palghar |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluka |
| Subdivision Name3: | Dahanu |
| Seat Type: | Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 10 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1278 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | 2011 census code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 551722 |
Vadhavan is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
See main article: 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.[2]
Vadhavan 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.
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%.
| Population | 1278 | 639 | 639 | |
| Children aged below 6 years | 114 | 59 | 55 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 |