Vasind
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Vasind |
| settlement_type | City |
| pushpin_map | India Maharashtra |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Vasind in Maharashtra, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Maharashtra |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Thane district |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_total | 15880 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Marathi |
| 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 |
| :: |
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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
|title=Religions in Vasind |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars= 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
|location = Vasind |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan high C = 29.3 |Feb high C = 34.5 |Mar high C = 43.6 |Apr high C = 48.7 |May high C = 38.7 |Jun high C = 31.9 |Jul high C = 29.8 |Aug high C = 29.3 |Sep high C = 30.1 |Oct high C = 32.9 |Nov high C = 33.4 |Dec high C = 32.0 |Jan low C = 14.6|Feb low C = 16.3 |Mar low C = 19.6 |Apr low C = 25.7 |May low C = 26.1 |Jun low C = 25.8 |Jul low C = 24.8 |Aug low C = 24.5 |Sep low C = 24.0 |Oct low C = 23.1 |Nov low C = 20.5 |Dec low C = 18.2 |precipitation colour=green |Jan precipitation mm = 2.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 1.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 0.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 1.8 |May precipitation mm = 13.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 432.6 |Jul precipitation mm = 946.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 553.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 294.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 87.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 20.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 2.0 |source = Government of Maharashtra |date = June 2012
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
References
- "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA". [[Ministry of Minority Affairs]].
- "JSW - Vasind Works".
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
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