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About Varai Kh Village

Varai Kh is a small village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 212 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares.

Varai Kh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varai Kh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vada
Area (hectares) 447 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 212
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Varai Kh compares

By the 2011 count Varai Kh is the 136th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 447 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Kh

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

Varai Kh 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 Kh
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 Kh

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 Kh

As per the Census of India 2011, Varai Kh village had a population of 436. That makes it the 136th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Varai Kh village has 212 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varai Kh has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Varai Kh covers 447 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Varai Kh 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Varai Kh.

Varai Kh 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 Kh 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 Bk (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 Kh today is likely to be higher.

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