Geographic Location of Vakas

The village Vakas is located in Karjat Tahsil of Raigad District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Karjat Community Development Block. The nearest town is Karjat, which is about 16 kilometers away from Vakas.

Travel and Communication for Vakas

The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Vakas,
Raigad,
Maharashtra, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Vakas

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A brief summary of available data for Vakas is given below:

Social Structure of Vakas

As per available data from the year 2009, 1408 persons live in 271 house holds in the village Vakas. There are 672 female individuals and 736 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.73% and males constitute 52.27% of the total population.

There are 53 scheduled castes persons of which 27 are females and 26 are males. Females constitute 50.94% and males constitute 49.06% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.76% of the total population.

There are 244 scheduled tribes persons of which 125 are females and 119 are males. Females constitute 51.23% and males constitute 48.77% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 17.33% of the total population.

Population density of Vakas is 331.59 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Vakas

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Total area of Vakas is 424.62 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 252.51 ha. About 252.51 ha is irrigated area.

About 8 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.2 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 125 ha is culturable waste land. About 4.91 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 30 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Vakas

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Vakas.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Vakas.

There is a government middle school in the village Vakas.

There is a government secondary school in the village Vakas.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Neral, which is 5-10 kms away from Vakas.

Colleges in Vakas

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Neral, which is more than 10 kms away from Vakas.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Neral, which is more than 10 kms away from Vakas.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Panvel, which is more than 10 kms away from Vakas.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Panvel, which is more than 10 kms away from Vakas.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Karjat, which is more than 10 kms away from Vakas.

Other Educational Facilities in Vakas

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Karjat, which is more than 10 kms away from Vakas.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Karjat, which is more than 10 kms away from Vakas.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Karjat, which is more than 10 kms away from Vakas.

Healthcare Facilities in Vakas

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Vakas.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Vakas.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Vakas.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Vakas.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Vakas.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Vakas.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Vakas.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Vakas.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Vakas.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Vakas.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Vakas.

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