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About Vedhi Village

Vedhi is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,444, made up of 717 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vedhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vedhi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Pincode 401102
Area (hectares) 518.93 hectares
Population 1,444
Male Population 717
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vedhi compares

By the 2011 count Vedhi is the 86th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 518.93 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Vedhi

Vedhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vedhi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vedhi from other places

Vedhi lies about 44 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Saphale, about 5.0 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 Vedhi
Nearest railway station Saphale 5.0 km
Nearest town Virār 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Palghar 16 km
District headquarters Thane 44 km

Villages closest to Vedhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vedhi village had a population of 1,444. That makes it the 86th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Vedhi village has 717 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vedhi has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Vedhi is 401102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vedhi covers 518.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vedhi falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vedhi is Saphale, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vedhi.

Vedhi is about 44 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vedhi is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. Saphale is about 5.0 km away. Virār is about 11 km away. Palghar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Man (2.5 km), Umbar Pada Nandade (2.5 km) and Khardi (3.2 km).

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

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