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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Dapode

Dapode is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,026 people in 749 households**, the 15th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 3,026people (2011)
- 749households
- 88.1%literacy
- 695females per 1,000 males

## Dapode PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552666

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

## How far is Dapode from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)18 km by road
- Bhiwandi Nizampur (nearest town)6 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 Dapode?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Dapode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kalehar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadvad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Dapode known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 44% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Dapode

Of every 100 households in Dapode in 2011, 98 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Dapode · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**40%

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

**46%

Tap water ****94%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**52%

Use banking services ****74%**

**58%

Television ****75%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**23%

Own their home ****45%**

**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 Dapode?

■ Dapode · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****695**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**921

Working population ****45.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 81.7% for women. 66% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (4%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,092 (80%) · **■** Marginal 93 (7%)

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

- Ganeshpuri3,246 people
- Vehele3,237 people
- Ambadi3,060 people
- Shivnagar3,030 people
- Vadunavaghar2,997 people
- Kalwar2,978 people
- Akaloli2,942 people
- Kewani2,935 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dapode from Thane?18 km by road
- What is the population of Dapode?3,026 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dapode in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dapode?88.1% (Census 2011)