Vasind Explained

Vasind
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Vasind in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:19.4167°N 73.2667°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thane district
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:15880
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi[1]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:421601
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank3 Name Sec1:Bhiwandi constituency
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate

Vasind is a city in Shahapur taluka of Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is suburban city of Mumbai.Mumbai-Vasind distance is about 63.1 km. Vashind is a census town.

Economy

Vasind hosts various medium and large scale industries in and around. Major industrial plants are :

Demographics

India census,[3] Vashind had a population of 15,880. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Vashind has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. In Vashind, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.29% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.71% of total population in Vasind (CT).

Geography & Climate

Vasind is situated at approximately 19° 24' 23.54 N | 73° 15' 30.06 E. Vasind lies on the northern bank of Bhatsai river at an altitude of 25.52 m above sea level.

Climate

Educational institutions

Schools

Transportation

The nearest airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai which is about 63 km away.

Vasind is well connected to (Mumbai Suburban Railway) by Vasind Railway Station. It is on the rail line between Mumbai and Kasara.

Vasind is also well connected to Mumbai and Nashik by National Highway 160 (India). By road Vasind is 63 km North East of Mumbai, and 106 km South West of Nashik.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA. nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. 18 October 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf. 25 May 2017.
  2. Web site: JSW - Vasind Works.
  3. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.