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About Vangaon Village

Vangaon is one of the larger villages in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,649, made up of 3,950 males and 3,699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.47 hectares hectares.

Vangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Dahanu
Area (hectares) 524.47 hectares
Population 7,649
Male Population 3,950
Female Population 3,699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Vangaon compares

By the 2011 count Vangaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 524.47 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Vangaon

Vangaon 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 Vangaon 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vangaon from other places

Vangaon lies about 79 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Vangaon, about under 2 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 Vangaon
Nearest railway station Vangaon under 2 km
Nearest town Boisar 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dahanu 11 km
District headquarters Thane 79 km

Villages closest to Vangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vangaon village had a population of 7,649. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Vangaon village has 3,950 males and 3,699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vangaon has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Vangaon covers 524.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vangaon falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vangaon is Vangaon, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vangaon.

Vangaon is about 79 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vangaon is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane district. Vangaon is about under 2 km away. Boisar is about 9.0 km away. Dahanu is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vasgaon (under 2 km), Gowane (3.9 km) and Sakhare (6.0 km).

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

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