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About Vaghivali Village

Vaghivali is a small village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 133 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.9 hectares hectares.

Vaghivali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vaghivali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 483.9 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 133
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Vaghivali compares

By the 2011 count Vaghivali is the 201st 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 483.9 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Vaghivali

Vaghivali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vaghivali 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 Vaghivali from other places

Vaghivali 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 Vaghivali
Nearest railway station Titwala 8.6 km
Nearest town Vasind 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 17 km
District headquarters Thane 36 km

Villages closest to Vaghivali

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 Vaghivali

As per the Census of India 2011, Vaghivali village had a population of 253. That makes it the 201st largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Vaghivali village has 133 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vaghivali has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Vaghivali covers 483.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vaghivali falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vaghivali 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vaghivali.

Vaghivali 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.

Vaghivali is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Titwala is about 8.6 km away. Vasind is about 11 km away. Shahapur is about 17 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), Dahivali Tarf Korkada (under 2 km) and Hiv (under 2 km).

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

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