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About Vad Village

Vad is a mid sized village in Chandvad tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 986, made up of 520 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 676.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 423104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Chandvad
Pincode 423104
Area (hectares) 676.25 hectares
Population 986
Male Population 520
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vad compares

By the 2011 count Vad is the 83rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 676.25 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Vad

Vad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vad 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 Vad from other places

Vad lies about 46 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Lasalgaon, about 7.5 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 Vad
Nearest railway station Lasalgaon 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandvad 27 km
Nearest town Chāndor 27 km
District headquarters Nashik 46 km

Villages closest to Vad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vad village had a population of 986. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Vad village has 520 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vad has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Vad is 423104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vad covers 676.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vad falls under Chandvad tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vad is Lasalgaon, about 7.5 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 Vad.

Vad is about 46 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vad is in Chandvad tehsil of Nashik district. Lasalgaon is about 7.5 km away. Chandvad is about 27 km away. Chāndor is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deogaon (8.1 km), Shivare (10 km) and Dugaon (11 km).

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

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