Datiware is a village in the state of

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

(

Palghar Palghar () is a town in the Konkan division of Maharashtra state, India and a municipal council. It is in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and since 2014 it has been the administrative capital of the Palghar district. Palghar lies on the Weste ...

taluk,

district) in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

on the northern bank of Datiware creek at the mouth of the river

Vaitarna The Vaitarna River ( IAST: ''Vaitarṇā'', pronunciation: �əit̪əɾɳaː is a river in Nashik and Palghar district of Maharashtra. The Tansa is its left bank tributary and the Pinjal, Dehraja, and Surya are its right bank tributaries. ...

. This area is especially famous for its

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

s and is a popular destination for

birdwatcher Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science. A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device like binoculars or a telescope, by ...

s in winter. Datiware dongri and lake

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census, Datiware had a population of 1,489. Males constitute 745 of the population and females 744. Number of total households was 326. The area has a variety of habitats including rural agricultural fields, estuary and sea-shore.

Location

Datiware is 100 km from Dahisar Checkpost. On the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway, take a left turn at Varai Phata (45 km from Dahisar). From Varai phata reach Saphale station. Take a right turn from Saphale station and follow the sign boards to Datiware. It can also be reached by sea from Arnala village where a small launch may be available to reach Datiware. By rail one has to travel to Saphale station on the Western railway line. From here you can get state transport buses or private vehicles to Datiware New route via sea has been started from Virar (chikhal dongari) 19°29'39.9"N 72°47'35.8"E.

Fish and fishery

The area also has numerous

mudskipper Mudskippers are any of the 23 extant species of amphibious fish from the subfamily Oxudercinae of the goby family Oxudercidae. They are known for their unusual body shapes, preferences for semiaquatic habitats, limited terrestrial locomotion and ...

s and other species of fish. They are locally called ''nivthi'' and the species found here is ''

Boleophthalmus dussumieri ''Boleophthalmus dussumieri'' is a species of mudskipper native to the Indian Ocean where it can be found on mudflats in fresh, brackish and marine waters of Iraq, Pakistan and India as well as probably in Bangladesh. This species can reach a l ...

''. Kolim fishery is a seasonal type of fishing followed in the coastal villages of thane district. Women and children use simple nets in the near shore areas to catch a tiny mysid shrimp, ''Mesopodosis orientalis'', which is a rather uncommon crustacean. The kolim season in datiware is from March to May.

History

Dativre ( Dantivra ) Fort was a seaport in the Mahim Subdivision, Thana (now Palghar) District, Bombay Presidency. Ten miles south east of Mahim. Latitude 19° 17' N, Longitude 72° 50' E. Near the town was a small ruined fort probably built by the Portuguese. Average annual trade for five years ending 1878-79, £11,569 (exports £10,738, imports £831).

Cited references

Other references

* Kharbhari, J.P., 1982. Marine Fisheries Information Services India.. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute: 18-23. * Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2.. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. * * * * * * https://web.archive.org/web/20111110132345/http://icsf.net/icsf2006/jspFiles/icsfMain/

External links

* * * * * * *{{cite web, url=http://www.mmbmumbai.com/Lighthouses.htm, title=Datiware Lighthouse, url-status=dead, archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121173622/http://www.mmbmumbai.com/Lighthouses.htm, archivedate=21 November 2008, df=dmy-all Villages in Palghar district