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About Varkhande Village

Varkhande is a mid sized village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,041, made up of 513 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.31 hectares hectares.

Varkhande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varkhande village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Dahanu
Area (hectares) 161.31 hectares
Population 1,041
Male Population 513
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varkhande compares

By the 2011 count Varkhande is the 138th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 161.31 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Varkhande

Varkhande is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Varkhande 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. The nearest villages by name are Vanai, Vandhavan, Vangaon and Vangarje. 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 Varkhande

As per the Census of India 2011, Varkhande village had a population of 1,041. That makes it the 138th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Varkhande village has 513 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varkhande has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Varkhande covers 161.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Varkhande falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Varkhande 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 10+ km distance for Varkhande.

Varkhande is in Dahanu 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 Varkhande today is likely to be higher.

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