# Tekwade Village, Shirpur, Dhule (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/shirpur/tekwade/ Village · Shirpur, Dhule # Tekwade Tekwade is a village in Shirpur sub-district of Dhule district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,984 people in 454 households**, the 72nd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 1,984people (2011) - 454households - 72.0%literacy - 895females per 1,000 males ## Tekwade PIN code and other codes Tekwade falls in Shirpur sub-district, Dhule district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShirpur - Census village code526041 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tekwade from nearby towns? - Shirpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Dhule (district HQ)73 km by road - Shirpur (nearest town)18 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Tekwade? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Tekwade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shirpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shirpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tekwade known for? About 79% of the 876 hectares of village land is sown, and 610 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Tekwade Of every 100 households in Tekwade in 2011, 91 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tekwade · ■ Shirpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **71% Toilet within the home ****19%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **67% Tap water ****94%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **85% Use banking services ****21%** **29% Television ****37%** **26% Mobile phone ****32%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **52% Own their home ****82%** **88% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Tekwade? ■ Tekwade · ■ Shirpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **925 Working population ****52.7%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 63.3% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 202 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 651 (62%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 101 (10%) · **■** Marginal 87 (8%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Shirpur - Wathode2,072 people - Bhavere2,060 people - Pilode2,038 people - Lauki1,986 people - Anturli1,977 people - Londnare1,948 people - Sule1,936 people - Borpani1,885 people [All 147 villages in Shirpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/shirpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tekwade from Dhule?73 km by road - What is the population of Tekwade?1,984 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tekwade in?Dhule district (Shirpur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Tekwade?72.0% (Census 2011)