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About Zidake Village

Zidake is a large village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,729, made up of 1,475 males and 1,254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.84 hectares hectares.

Zidake Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zidake village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Area (hectares) 177.84 hectares
Population 2,729
Male Population 1,475
Female Population 1,254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zidake compares

By the 2011 count Zidake is the 25th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 177.84 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Zidake

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

Zidake lies about 33 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Khadavli, about 19 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 Zidake
Nearest town Khoni 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwandi 19 km
Nearest railway station Khadavli 19 km
District headquarters Thane 33 km

Villages closest to Zidake

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 Zidake

As per the Census of India 2011, Zidake village had a population of 2,729. That makes it the 25th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Zidake village has 1,475 males and 1,254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zidake has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Zidake covers 177.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Zidake falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Zidake is Khadavli, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Zidake.

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

Zidake is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Khoni is about 17 km away. Bhiwandi is about 19 km away. Khadavli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vajreshwari (6.1 km), Mahap (7.0 km) and Mahapoli (7.0 km).

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

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