# Dabhad Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/dabhad/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Dabhad Dabhad is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,617 people in 341 households**, the 60th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,617people (2011) - 341households - 73.7%literacy - 965females per 1,000 males ## Dabhad PIN code and other codes Dabhad falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552584 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dabhad from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Thane (district HQ)54 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)26 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 Dabhad? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Dabhad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Zadke - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Zadke - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Dabhad known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 75% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Dabhad Of every 100 households in Dabhad in 2011, 95 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dabhad · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **90% Toilet within the home ****36%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **46% Tap water ****77%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **52% Use banking services ****74%** **58% Television ****44%** **53% Mobile phone ****47%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****30%** **23% Own their home ****96%** **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 Dabhad? ■ Dabhad · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **921 Working population ****41.2%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 66.4% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 140 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (36%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 215 (32%) · **■** Marginal 54 (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 Bhiwandi - Tembhavali1,667 people - Surai1,661 people - Dohole1,644 people - Vadape1,623 people - Nandkar1,603 people - Bhinar1,599 people - Vadvali Tarf Rahur1,582 people - Arjunali1,580 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dabhad from Thane?54 km by road - What is the population of Dabhad?1,617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dabhad in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dabhad?73.7% (Census 2011)