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About Vaghivali Village

Vaghivali is a mid sized village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,237, made up of 636 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.14 hectares hectares.

Vaghivali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaghivali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Area (hectares) 208.14 hectares
Population 1,237
Male Population 636
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vaghivali compares

By the 2011 count Vaghivali is the 93rd largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 208.14 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 922.

Getting to Vaghivali

Vaghivali is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vaghivali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vaghivali from other places

Vaghivali lies about 23 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kharghar, about 1.9 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 Vaghivali
Nearest railway station Kharghar 1.9 km
District headquarters Thane 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwandi 32 km

Villages closest to Vaghivali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaghivali village had a population of 1,237. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Vaghivali village has 636 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaghivali has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Vaghivali covers 208.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vaghivali falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vaghivali is Kharghar, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vaghivali.

Vaghivali is about 23 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vaghivali is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Kharghar is about 1.9 km away. Thane is about 23 km away. Bhiwandi 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 Kalambholi (5.6 km), Sor (18 km) and Suryanagar (19 km).

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

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