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About Vadel Village

Vadel is one of the larger villages in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,821, made up of 3,501 males and 3,320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1682 hectares hectares.

Vadel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 1682 hectares
Population 6,821
Male Population 3,501
Female Population 3,320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vadel compares

By the 2011 count Vadel is the 8th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents. Its 1682 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Vadel

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

Vadel lies about 100 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Hisvahal, about 41 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 Vadel
Nearest town Dyāne 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 13 km
Nearest railway station Hisvahal 41 km
District headquarters Nashik 100 km

Villages closest to Vadel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadel village had a population of 6,821. That makes it the 8th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents.

Vadel village has 3,501 males and 3,320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadel has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Vadel covers 1682 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vadel falls under Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vadel is Hisvahal, about 41 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 Vadel.

Vadel is about 100 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadel is in Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district. Dyāne is about 11 km away. Malegaon is about 13 km away. Hisvahal is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajang (under 2 km), Dabli (2.6 km) and Kashti (3.3 km).

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

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