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- LGD code
- 553643
- Pincode
- 410201
- Post office
- Karjat (Raigarh(MH))
- Population
- 471
- Households
- 88
- Literacy rate
- 80.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1004 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 273
Census 2011 · in context
How Varai Tarfe Need compares
By population, Varai Tarfe Need ranks #132 of 177 villages in Karjat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.3%
+12.0% vs mandal average
Varai Tarfe Need80.3%
Karjat mandal68.3%
Raigad district73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,004
+37 vs mandal average
Varai Tarfe Need1,004
Karjat mandal967
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
Varai Tarfe Need5.4
Karjat mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Varai Tarfe Need at a glance
Varai Tarfe Need is a village of 471 people in 88 households (Census 2011) in Karjat taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 132nd-largest of 177 villages in Karjat taluka. Literacy is 80%, 12 points above the taluka average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,004 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 410201, served by Karjat (Raigarh(MH)) post office; the LGD village code is 553643. The village votes in Parner assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kashinath Date. The population is estimated at 555 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Varai Tarfe Need
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KARJAT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 101.75
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 24.07
- Forest area (ha)
- 4.81
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Varai Tarfe Need
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Varai Tarfe Need
- LGD code
- 553643
- Pincode
- 410201
- Post office
- Karjat (Raigarh(MH))
- Population (Census 2011)
- 471
- Population (projected 2026)
- 555
- Households
- 88
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1004
- Literacy rate
- 80.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ahmednagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Parner
- Member of Parliament
- Nilesh Lanke
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kashinath Date
- Block / Mandal
- Karjat
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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