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About Washala Village

Washala is a mid sized village in Mokhada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,523, made up of 766 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1003 hectares hectares.

Washala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Washala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Mokhada
Area (hectares) 1003 hectares
Population 1,523
Male Population 766
Female Population 757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Washala compares

By the 2011 count Washala is the 17th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 1003 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Washala

Washala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Washala 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 Suryamal, Swaminagar, Udhale and Vashind. 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 Washala

As per the Census of India 2011, Washala village had a population of 1,523. That makes it the 17th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Washala village has 766 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Washala has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Washala covers 1003 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Washala falls under Mokhada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Washala 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 Washala.

Washala is in Mokhada 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 Washala today is likely to be higher.

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