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About Varaskol Village

Varaskol is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 259 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares.

Varaskol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varaskol village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 458 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 259
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Varaskol compares

By the 2011 count Varaskol is the 173rd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Varaskol

Varaskol 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 Varaskol 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 Vafe, Vaghivali, Valmiknagar and Valshet. 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 Varaskol

As per the Census of India 2011, Varaskol village had a population of 521. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Varaskol village has 259 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

Varaskol covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varaskol falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Varaskol 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 Varaskol.

Varaskol 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 Varaskol today is likely to be higher.

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