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About Kashti Village

Kashti is a mid sized village in Mokhada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 274 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 970 hectares hectares.

Kashti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashti village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Mokhada
Area (hectares) 970 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 274
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashti compares

By the 2011 count Kashti is the 55th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 970 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kashti

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

Kashti lies about 74 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Umbermali, about 12 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 Kashti
Nearest railway station Umbermali 12 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mokhada 24 km
District headquarters Thane 74 km

Villages closest to Kashti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashti village had a population of 570. That makes it the 55th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Kashti village has 274 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashti has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Kashti covers 970 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kashti falls under Mokhada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kashti is Umbermali, about 12 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 Kashti.

Kashti is about 74 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashti is in Mokhada tehsil of Thane district. Umbermali is about 12 km away. Igatpuri is about 19 km away. Mokhada is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawarde (3.2 km), Kochale (4.8 km) and Amale (4.8 km).

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

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