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About Ras Village

Ras is a small village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 169 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 561.53 hectares hectares.

Ras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ras village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 561.53 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 169
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ras compares

By the 2011 count Ras is the 194th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 561.53 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Ras

Ras is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ras as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ras from other places

Ras lies about 20 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Vithalwadi, about under 2 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 Ras
Nearest town Ulhasnagar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Vithalwadi under 2 km
District headquarters Thane 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 32 km

Villages closest to Ras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ras village had a population of 340. That makes it the 194th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Ras village has 169 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ras has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Ras covers 561.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ras falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ras is Vithalwadi, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ras.

Ras is about 20 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ras is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Ulhasnagar is about under 2 km away. Vithalwadi is about under 2 km away. Thane is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alyani (3.4 km), Ambivali (5.9 km) and Bendekon (5.9 km).

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

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