Vasind

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.

Vasind
City
Vasind
Location of Vasind in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19.4167°N 73.2667°E / 19.4167; 73.2667
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictThane district
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
421601

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.[2]
  • 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%

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
Average high °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)
Average low °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
  • Jindal Vidya Mandir
  • Saraswati Vidyalaya & Jr College
  • New Ideal English High School
  • Swami Vivekanand Children School
  • Kidzee Preprimary School
  • 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
  1. "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.
  2. http://www.jsw.in/steel/vasind-works
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