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About Vasgaon Village

Vasgaon is a large village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,115, made up of 1,056 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vasgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vasgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Dahanu
Pincode 401503
Area (hectares) 345.09 hectares
Population 2,115
Male Population 1,056
Female Population 1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vasgaon compares

By the 2011 count Vasgaon is the 49th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 345.09 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Vasgaon

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

Vasgaon 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 Vasgaon
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 Vasgaon

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 Vasgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Vasgaon village had a population of 2,115. That makes it the 49th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Vasgaon village has 1,056 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vasgaon has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Vasgaon is 401503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vasgaon covers 345.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vasgaon falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vasgaon is Vangaon, about under 2 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 Vasgaon.

Vasgaon 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.

Vasgaon 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 Vangaon (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 Vasgaon today is likely to be higher.

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