Vasind
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Vasind | |
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City | |
![]() ![]() Vasind Location of Vasind in Maharashtra, India | |
Coordinates: 19°25′00″N 73°16′00″E / 19.4167°N 73.2667°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Thane district |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi[1] |
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.
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[]
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 | |||||||||||||
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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
- 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".
- Cities and towns in Thane district