# Base Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Base

Base is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **535 people in 119 households**, the 172nd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 535people (2011)
- 119households
- 84.6%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Base PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552570

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

## How far is Base from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)42 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)30 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 Base?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Base; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dabhad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Base known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 60% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Base

Of every 100 households in Base in 2011, 70 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Base · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**52%

Use banking services ****92%**

**58%

Television ****37%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****40%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Base?

■ Base · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**921

Working population ****54.2%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 79.7% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (19%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (10%) · **■** Marginal 11 (4%)

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

- Vashere560 people
- Murhe549 people
- Dudhani541 people
- Malbidi538 people
- Gane527 people
- Lamaj515 people
- Suryanagar511 people
- Asnoli Tarf Dugad506 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Base from Thane?42 km by road
- What is the population of Base?535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Base in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Base?84.6% (Census 2011)