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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Bhokari

Bhokari is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,388 people in 276 households**, the 81st largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,388people (2011)
- 276households
- 79.9%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Bhokari PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552599

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

## How far is Bhokari from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)20 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 Bhokari?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Padga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Padga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thane
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Bhokari known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 78% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 316 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 Bhokari

Of every 100 households in Bhokari in 2011, 100 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhokari · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**46%

Tap water ****9%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**52%

Use banking services ****85%**

**58%

Television ****50%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhokari?

■ Bhokari · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**921

Working population ****31.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 72.3% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 202 (46%) · **■** Marginal 59 (14%)

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

- Khambale1,419 people
- Sawad1,419 people
- Mainde1,411 people
- Koshimbi1,409 people
- Vadghar1,380 people
- Alimghar1,345 people
- Bhiwali1,345 people
- Pilanze Bk.1,327 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhokari from Thane?38 km by road
- What is the population of Bhokari?1,388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhokari in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhokari?79.9% (Census 2011)