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About Varai Bk Village

Varai Bk is a small village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 55 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.6 hectares hectares.

Varai Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varai Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vada
Area (hectares) 246.6 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 55
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Varai Bk compares

By the 2011 count Varai Bk is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 246.6 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 972.

Getting to Varai Bk

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

Varai Bk lies about 48 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Saphale, about 10 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 Varai Bk
Nearest railway station Saphale 10 km
Nearest town Pālghar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Vada 25 km
District headquarters Thane 48 km

Villages closest to Varai Bk

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 Varai Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Varai Bk village had a population of 112. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Varai Bk village has 55 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varai Bk has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Varai Bk covers 246.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Varai Bk falls under Vada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Varai Bk is Saphale, about 10 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 Varai Bk.

Varai Bk 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.

Varai Bk is in Vada tehsil of Thane district. Saphale is about 10 km away. Pālghar is about 17 km away. Vada 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 Varai Kh (under 2 km), Gargaon (4.5 km) and Gorhe (11 km).

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

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