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About Vazare Village

Vazare is a mid sized village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 698 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1070.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vazare Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vazare village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Dodamarg
Pincode 416512
Area (hectares) 1070.9 hectares
Population 1,393
Male Population 698
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vazare compares

By the 2011 count Vazare is the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 1070.9 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Vazare

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

Vazare lies about 33 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 14 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 Vazare
Tehsil headquarters Dodamarg 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 14 km
Nearest town Mapusa 22 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 33 km

Villages closest to Vazare

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vazare village had a population of 1,393. That makes it the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Vazare village has 698 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vazare has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Vazare is 416512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vazare covers 1070.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vazare falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vazare is Thivim, about 14 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 Vazare.

Vazare is about 33 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vazare is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Dodamarg is about 5.5 km away. Thivim is about 14 km away. Mapusa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girode (3.1 km), Matane (3.1 km) and Ambadgaon (3.1 km).

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

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