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About Vaskhedi Village

Vaskhedi is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,911, made up of 973 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1028 hectares hectares.

Vaskhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaskhedi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Area (hectares) 1028 hectares
Population 1,911
Male Population 973
Female Population 938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vaskhedi compares

By the 2011 count Vaskhedi is the 72nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 1028 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Vaskhedi

Vaskhedi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vaskhedi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vaskhedi from other places

Vaskhedi lies about 60 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 27 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Vaskhedi
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 17 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 27 km
District headquarters Dhule 60 km

Villages closest to Vaskhedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Vaskhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaskhedi village had a population of 1,911. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Vaskhedi village has 973 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaskhedi has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Vaskhedi covers 1028 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vaskhedi falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vaskhedi is Dhekvad, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vaskhedi.

Vaskhedi is about 60 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaskhedi is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 17 km away. Dhekvad is about 27 km away. Dhule is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chipalipada (2.2 km), Varsus (2.6 km) and Zirani (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Vaskhedi today is likely to be higher.

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