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About Vafale Village

Vafale is a mid sized village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 422 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.9 hectares hectares.

Vafale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vafale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Area (hectares) 111.9 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 422
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vafale compares

By the 2011 count Vafale is the 130th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 111.9 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Vafale

Vafale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vafale 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Vadghar, Vadunavaghar, Vadvali Tarf Dugad and Vadvali Tarf Rahur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Vafale

As per the Census of India 2011, Vafale village had a population of 795. That makes it the 130th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Vafale village has 422 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vafale has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Vafale covers 111.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vafale falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Vafale 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 <5 km distance for Vafale.

Vafale is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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