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| Vasind | |
|---|---|
| City | |
  VasindLocation of Vasind in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 19°25′00″N 73°16′00″E / 19.4167°N 73.2667°E / 19.4167; 73.2667 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane district |
| Population | |
| • Total | 15,880 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 421601 |
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 :
- The JSW Steel Ltd has one of its important plants located in Vasind.
- Essel Propack Limited
Demographics
| Religions in Vasind | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hindus | 86.82% | |||
| Buddhists | 8.42% | |||
| Muslims | 3.74% | |||
| Christian | 0.51% | |||
| Jain | 0.25% | |||
| Sikh | 0.15% | |||
| Not Stated | 0.08% | |||
As of 2001 India census, 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
| Climate data for Vasind | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
43.6 (110.5) |
48.7 (119.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.9 (71.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.3 (0.09) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.8 (0.03) |
1.8 (0.07) |
13.5 (0.53) |
432.6 (17.03) |
946.1 (37.25) |
553.3 (21.78) |
294.1 (11.58) |
87.1 (3.43) |
20.6 (0.81) |
2.0 (0.08) |
2,355.2 (92.72) |
| Source: Government of Maharashtra | |||||||||||||
Educational institutions
Schools
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- Jindal Vidya Mandir
- Saraswati Vidyalaya & Jr College
- New Ideal English High School
- G.D.K. Gurukul.
- Swami Vivekanand Children School
- Lord Ganesha cbse
- Utkarsh College of Arts , Commerce and science.
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.
References
- "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- "JSW - Vasind Works".
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.