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About Abitghar Village

Abitghar is a large village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,828, made up of 1,765 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 602 females per 1000 males. The village covers 710.06 hectares hectares.

Abitghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Abitghar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vada
Area (hectares) 710.06 hectares
Population 2,828
Male Population 1,765
Female Population 1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 602
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Abitghar compares

By the 2011 count Abitghar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 710.06 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Abitghar

Abitghar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Abitghar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Abitghar from other places

Abitghar lies about 48 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Atgaon, about 19 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 Abitghar
Tehsil headquarters Vada 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Atgaon 19 km
Nearest town Vasind 22 km
District headquarters Thane 48 km

Villages closest to Abitghar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vada 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 Abitghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Abitghar village had a population of 2,828. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Abitghar village has 1,765 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Abitghar has about 602 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Abitghar covers 710.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Abitghar falls under Vada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Abitghar is Atgaon, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Abitghar.

Abitghar is about 48 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Abitghar is in Vada tehsil of Thane district. Vada is about 7.9 km away. Atgaon is about 19 km away. Vasind is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilgaon (2.5 km), Devgaon (4.5 km) and Gandhare (7.2 km).

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

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