Skip to main content

About Phalegaon Village

Phalegaon is a large village in Kalyan tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,263, made up of 1,186 males and 1,077 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 722.19 hectares hectares.

Phalegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phalegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Kalyan
Area (hectares) 722.19 hectares
Population 2,263
Male Population 1,186
Female Population 1,077
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phalegaon compares

By the 2011 count Phalegaon is the 20th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents. Its 722.19 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Phalegaon

Phalegaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phalegaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phalegaon from other places

Phalegaon lies about 35 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Khadavli, about 6.2 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 Phalegaon
Nearest railway station Khadavli 6.2 km
Nearest town Vasind 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalyan 16 km
District headquarters Thane 35 km

Villages closest to Phalegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phalegaon village had a population of 2,263. That makes it the 20th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents.

Phalegaon village has 1,186 males and 1,077 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phalegaon has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Phalegaon covers 722.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phalegaon falls under Kalyan tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Phalegaon is Khadavli, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Phalegaon.

Phalegaon is about 35 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phalegaon is in Kalyan tehsil of Thane district. Khadavli is about 6.2 km away. Vasind is about 9.5 km away. Kalyan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahivali (2.5 km), Adivali (2.9 km) and Mhaskal (4.3 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.