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About Wade Village

Wade is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,376, made up of 706 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1563 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Pincode 401201
Area (hectares) 1563 hectares
Population 1,376
Male Population 706
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Wade compares

By the 2011 count Wade is the 90th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 1563 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 986.

Getting to Wade

Wade 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 Wade 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. The nearest villages by name are Vikaswadi, Vilangi, Virathan Bk and Virathan Kh. 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 Wade

As per the Census of India 2011, Wade village had a population of 1,376. That makes it the 90th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Wade village has 706 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wade has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Wade is 401201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wade covers 1563 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wade falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Wade notes the nearest railway station 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 Wade.

Wade is in Palghar 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 Wade today is likely to be higher.

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