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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Vasind
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| settlement_type                 = City
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| pushpin_map_caption             = Location of Vasind in [[Maharashtra]], India
| coordinates                     = {{coord|19.4167|N|73.2667|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type                = Country
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| subdivision_type1               = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Thane district]]
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| population_total                = 15880
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| demographics1_info1             = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=18 October 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| timezone1                       = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1                     = +5:30
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| postal_code                     = 421601
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'''Vasind''' is a city in [[Shahapur taluka]] of [[Thane district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]]. It is suburban city of Mumbai.Mumbai-Vasind distance is about 63.1&nbsp;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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jsw.in/steel/vasind-works|title=JSW - Vasind Works}}</ref>
* Essel Propack Limited
== Demographics ==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Vasind
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|86.82}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhists]]|blue|8.42}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|3.74}}
{{bar percent|[[Christians|Christian]]|red|0.51}}
{{bar percent|[[Jain]]|brown|0.25}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikh]]|olive|0.15}}
{{bar percent|Not Stated|yellow|0.08}}
}}
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns  (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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===
{{Weather box
|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 = [http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Thane/Climate-%20table.html Government of Maharashtra]
|date = June 2012
}}
==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&nbsp;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&nbsp;km North East of Mumbai, and 106&nbsp;km South West of Nashik.
==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Thane district]]