# Awale Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Awale

Awale is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **845 people in 195 households**, the 118th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 845people (2011)
- 195households
- 86.8%literacy
- 1,041females per 1,000 males

## Awale PIN code and other codes

Awale falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552504

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Awale from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)46 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)16 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 Awale?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Awale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Zidce
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhivandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhivandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Awale known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 67% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Awale

Of every 100 households in Awale in 2011, 87 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Awale · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**46%

Tap water ****5%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**52%

Use banking services ****85%**

**58%

Television ****50%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****33%**

**23%

Own their home ****87%**

**80%

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 Awale?

■ Awale · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**921

Working population ****35.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 79.5% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 85 (29%) · **■** Marginal 141 (47%)

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 Bhiwandi

- Bapgaon892 people
- Hiwali883 people
- Nivali879 people
- Jambhivali Tarf Kunde863 people
- Chane843 people
- Pilanze Kh.843 people
- Dhamane831 people
- Rajnagar831 people

[All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Awale from Thane?46 km by road
- What is the population of Awale?845 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Awale in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Awale?86.8% (Census 2011)