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About Waghivali Village

Waghivali is a mid sized village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 620 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607.03 hectares hectares.

Waghivali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waghivali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Area (hectares) 607.03 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 620
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Waghivali compares

By the 2011 count Waghivali is the 37th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 607.03 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Waghivali

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

Waghivali lies about 36 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Titwala, about 8.6 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 Waghivali
Nearest railway station Titwala 8.6 km
Nearest town Vasind 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Murbad 13 km
District headquarters Thane 36 km

Villages closest to Waghivali

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 Waghivali

As per the Census of India 2011, Waghivali village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 37th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Waghivali village has 620 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waghivali has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Waghivali covers 607.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Waghivali falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Waghivali is Titwala, about 8.6 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 Waghivali.

Waghivali is about 36 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waghivali is in Murbad tehsil of Thane district. Titwala is about 8.6 km away. Vasind is about 11 km away. Murbad 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 Dahivali (under 2 km), Dhanivali (under 2 km) and Bandhivali (2.5 km).

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

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