Vasheni

Village in Maharashtra

Village in Maharashtra, India

18°50′0″N 73°0′27″E / 18.83333°N 73.00750°E / 18.83333; 73.00750Country

IndiaStateMaharashtraDistrictRaigadArea

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• Total861 ha (2,128 acres)Population

• Total3,500^[1]Languages

• OfficialMarathiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

400702

Nearest cityUran, Pen, Panvel Shivajinagar

Vasheni is a village in Uran Taluka, Maharashtra state, India. The most common occupations in Vasheni are farmers, fishers and teachers. Uran, Pen and Panvel are the nearest towns or cities. The population of the village is 3,700. There are mainly Four sectors (nickname-Aali)

Varchi Aali
Khalchi Aali
Tep Aali
Belpada
Maath Aali
Dandeshwar

Vasheni is mainly occupied by people of Agri caste, for whom farming and fishing are main occupations of people. There are large numbers of teachers in Vasheni village. Vasheni has a high education rate compared to other villages.

There are following schools in vasheni village

Raigad Jilha Parishad Shala Vasheni (Khalchi Aali)
Raigad Jilha Parishad Shala Vasheni (Varchi Aali)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj High School Vasheni
Raigad Educaution Society English Medium School Vasheni

References

^ ^a ^b Directorate of Census Operations Maharashtra (2011). "Census of India, 2011: Maharashtra (Series-28, Part XII-B), District Census Handbook – Raigarh. Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract (PCA)" (PDF). pp. 116–121.