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About Van Village

Van is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 336 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1300.84 hectares hectares.

Van Overview

Census 2011 figures for Van village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Patan
Area (hectares) 1300.84 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 336
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Van compares

By the 2011 count Van is the 147th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 859 residents. Its 1300.84 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1089.

Getting to Van

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

Van lies about 26 km from Satara. 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 Van
Nearest town Koynanagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 18 km
District headquarters Satara 26 km

Villages closest to Van

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Van village had a population of 702. That makes it the 147th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 859 residents.

Van village has 336 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Van has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1089.

Van covers 1300.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Van falls under Patan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Van notes the nearest railway station 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 Van.

Van is about 26 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Van is in Patan tehsil of Satara district. Koynanagar is about 14 km away. Patan is about 18 km away. Satara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aral (1.8 km), Marali (1.8 km) and Naralwadi (1.8 km).

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

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