# Dive Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/dive/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Dive Dive is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,062 people in 422 households**, the 37th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 2,062people (2011) - 422households - 88.0%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Dive PIN code and other codes Dive falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552487 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dive from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thane (district HQ)8 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)10 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 Dive? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dive; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalher - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhivandi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhivandi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Dive known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 51% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Dive Of every 100 households in Dive in 2011, 100 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Dive · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **90% Toilet within the home ****52%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **46% Tap water ****100%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%** **52% Use banking services ****65%** **58% Television ****80%** **53% Mobile phone ****91%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****46%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **23% Own their home ****91%** **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 Dive? ■ Dive · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769** **921 Working population ****36.1%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.4% for men and 80.5% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 56 (8%) · **■** Other work 505 (68%) · **■** Marginal 130 (17%) 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 - Pimpalner2,258 people - Usgaon2,257 people - Paygaon2,251 people - Kuhe2,104 people - Dunge2,038 people - Lakhivali2,024 people - Kopar2,011 people - Chave1,997 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dive from Thane?8 km by road - What is the population of Dive?2,062 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dive in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dive?88.0% (Census 2011)