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About Vafe Village

Vafe is a large village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,760, made up of 1,922 males and 1,838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.45 hectares hectares.

Vafe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vafe village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 210.45 hectares
Population 3,760
Male Population 1,922
Female Population 1,838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vafe compares

By the 2011 count Vafe is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 210.45 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Vafe

Vafe 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 Vafe as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tute, Umbarkhand, Umbhrai and Umbravane. 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 Vafe

As per the Census of India 2011, Vafe village had a population of 3,760. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Vafe village has 1,922 males and 1,838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vafe has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Vafe covers 210.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Vafe falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Vafe 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 5 - 10 km distance for Vafe.

Vafe is in Shahapur 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 Vafe today is likely to be higher.

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