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About Vasota Village

Vasota is a small village in Jaoli tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 10 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392 hectares hectares.

Vasota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vasota village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Jaoli
Area (hectares) 392 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 10
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vasota compares

By the 2011 count Vasota is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 392 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1121.

Getting to Vasota

Vasota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vasota as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Vasota from other places

Vasota lies about 27 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Chiplun, about 28 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 Vasota
District headquarters Satara 27 km
Nearest railway station Chiplun 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaoli 32 km

Villages closest to Vasota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vasota village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Vasota village has 10 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vasota has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1121.

Vasota covers 392 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vasota falls under Jaoli tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vasota is Chiplun, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vasota.

Vasota is about 27 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vasota is in Jaoli tehsil of Satara district. Satara is about 27 km away. Chiplun is about 28 km away. Jaoli is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tambi (2.4 km), Kusapur (3.5 km) and Madoshi (5.5 km).

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

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