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About Vashala Kh Village

Vashala Kh is a small village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 153 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.64 hectares hectares.

Vashala Kh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vashala Kh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 404.64 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 153
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
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 Vashala Kh compares

By the 2011 count Vashala Kh is the 196th 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 404.64 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 Vashala Kh

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

Vashala Kh lies about 72 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kasara, about 7.3 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 Vashala Kh
Nearest railway station Kasara 7.3 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 25 km
District headquarters Thane 72 km

Villages closest to Vashala Kh

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 Vashala Kh

As per the Census of India 2011, Vashala Kh village had a population of 325. That makes it the 196th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Vashala Kh village has 153 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vashala Kh has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Vashala Kh covers 404.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vashala Kh falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vashala Kh is Kasara, about 7.3 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 Vashala Kh.

Vashala Kh is about 72 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vashala Kh is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Kasara is about 7.3 km away. Igatpuri is about 13 km away. Shahapur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vashala Bk (under 2 km), Dhakane (2.5 km) and Pingalwadi (3.3 km).

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

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