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About Agashi Village

Agashi is a mid sized village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 430 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agashi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Pincode 421401
Area (hectares) 481 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 430
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agashi compares

By the 2011 count Agashi is the 90th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 977.

Getting to Agashi

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

Agashi lies about 54 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Shelu, about 19 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 Agashi
Tehsil headquarters Murbad 15 km
Nearest railway station Shelu 19 km
Nearest town Badlapur 22 km
District headquarters Thane 54 km

Villages closest to Agashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agashi village had a population of 850. That makes it the 90th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Agashi village has 430 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agashi has about 977 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Agashi is 421401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agashi covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Agashi falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Agashi is Shelu, about 19 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 Agashi.

Agashi is about 54 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agashi is in Murbad tehsil of Thane district. Murbad is about 15 km away. Shelu is about 19 km away. Badlapur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambhurde (2.4 km), Chirad (2.8 km) and Mohaghar (3.7 km).

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

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