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About Vagade Village

Vagade is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 384 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 971.64 hectares hectares.

Vagade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vagade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Area (hectares) 971.64 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 384
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vagade compares

By the 2011 count Vagade is the 120th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 971.64 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Vagade

Vagade is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vagade 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vagade from other places

Vagade lies about 24 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khandbara, about 4.5 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 Vagade
Nearest railway station Khandbara 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 24 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 24 km

Villages closest to Vagade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vagade village had a population of 815. That makes it the 120th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Vagade village has 384 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vagade has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Vagade covers 971.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vagade falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vagade is Khandbara, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Vagade is about 24 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vagade is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Khandbara is about 4.5 km away. Nawapur is about 24 km away. Nandurbar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borchak (under 2 km), Karanjali (under 2 km) and Shegave (3.0 km).

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

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