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About Vanaval Village

Vanaval is a large village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,563, made up of 1,329 males and 1,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1054 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425965, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vanaval Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vanaval village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Pincode 425965
Area (hectares) 1054 hectares
Population 2,563
Male Population 1,329
Female Population 1,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vanaval compares

By the 2011 count Vanaval is the 47th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 1054 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Vanaval

Vanaval is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vanaval as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Vanaval from other places

Vanaval lies about 48 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Sindkheda, about 14 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 Vanaval
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Sindkheda 14 km
District headquarters Dhule 48 km

Villages closest to Vanaval

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirpur 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 Vanaval

As per the Census of India 2011, Vanaval village had a population of 2,563. That makes it the 47th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Vanaval village has 1,329 males and 1,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vanaval has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Vanaval is 425965. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vanaval covers 1054 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vanaval falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vanaval is Sindkheda, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Vanaval.

Vanaval is about 48 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vanaval is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 7.3 km away. Sindkheda is about 14 km away. Dhule is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rudawali (under 2 km), Uparpind (2.0 km) and Borgaon (2.2 km).

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

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