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About Mhaskal Village

Mhaskal is a mid sized village in Kalyan tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 609 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520.24 hectares hectares.

Mhaskal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mhaskal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Kalyan
Area (hectares) 520.24 hectares
Population 1,226
Male Population 609
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mhaskal compares

By the 2011 count Mhaskal is the 35th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents. Its 520.24 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Mhaskal

Mhaskal 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 Mhaskal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mhaskal from other places

Mhaskal lies about 31 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Titwala, about 4.7 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 Mhaskal
Nearest railway station Titwala 4.7 km
Nearest town Mharal Bk 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalyan 13 km
District headquarters Thane 31 km

Villages closest to Mhaskal

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 Mhaskal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mhaskal village had a population of 1,226. That makes it the 35th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents.

Mhaskal village has 609 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mhaskal has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Mhaskal covers 520.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mhaskal falls under Kalyan tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mhaskal is Titwala, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Mhaskal is about 31 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mhaskal is in Kalyan tehsil of Thane district. Titwala is about 4.7 km away. Mharal Bk is about 8.7 km away. Kalyan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anakhar (under 2 km), Adivali (1.9 km) and Bapsai (2.4 km).

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

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