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About Desai Village

Desai is a small village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 209 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares.

Desai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Desai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vada
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 209
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Desai compares

By the 2011 count Desai is the 137th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Desai

Desai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Desai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chinchghar, Dabhon, Dahe and Dahivali Kumbhiste. 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 Desai

As per the Census of India 2011, Desai village had a population of 422. That makes it the 137th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Desai village has 209 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Desai has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Desai covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Desai falls under Vada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Desai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Desai.

Desai is in Vada 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 Desai today is likely to be higher.

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