# Dunge Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/dunge/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Dunge Dunge is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,038 people in 411 households**, the 38th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 2,038people (2011) - 411households - 83.2%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Dunge PIN code and other codes Dunge falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552484 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dunge from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thane (district HQ)20 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)5 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 Dunge? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dunge; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhivandi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhivandi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Dunge known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 63% of the 200 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 Dunge Of every 100 households in Dunge in 2011, 99 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Dunge · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **90% Toilet within the home ****31%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **46% Tap water ****100%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%** **52% Use banking services ****57%** **58% Television ****74%** **53% Mobile phone ****83%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****6%** **23% Own their home ****82%** **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 Dunge? ■ Dunge · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836** **921 Working population ****36.3%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 75.3% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 512 (69%) · **■** Marginal 118 (16%) 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 - Usgaon2,257 people - Paygaon2,251 people - Kuhe2,104 people - Dive2,062 people - Lakhivali2,024 people - Kopar2,011 people - Chave1,997 people - Mohandul1,982 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dunge from Thane?20 km by road - What is the population of Dunge?2,038 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dunge in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dunge?83.2% (Census 2011)