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About Pachghar Village

Pachghar is a mid sized village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 289 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1512 hectares hectares.

Pachghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachghar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vada
Area (hectares) 1512 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 289
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachghar compares

By the 2011 count Pachghar is the 114th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 1512 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Pachghar

Pachghar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pachghar 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 Pachghar from other places

Pachghar lies about 68 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Umbermali, about 17 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 Pachghar
Tehsil headquarters Vada 16 km
Nearest railway station Umbermali 17 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 29 km
District headquarters Thane 68 km

Villages closest to Pachghar

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 Pachghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachghar village had a population of 563. That makes it the 114th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Pachghar village has 289 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachghar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Pachghar covers 1512 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pachghar falls under Vada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pachghar is Umbermali, about 17 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 Pachghar.

Pachghar is about 68 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachghar is in Vada tehsil of Thane district. Vada is about 16 km away. Umbermali is about 17 km away. Igatpuri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parali (3.2 km), Bersheti (16 km) and Khaire Tarf Wada (16 km).

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

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