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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Elkunde

Elkunde is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **725 people in 146 households**, the 138th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 725people (2011)
- 146households
- 79.6%literacy
- 835females per 1,000 males

## Elkunde PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552650

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

## How far is Elkunde from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)18 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)9 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 Elkunde?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Elkunde; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Temghar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadvad
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Elkunde known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 14% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Elkunde

Of every 100 households in Elkunde in 2011, 99 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 77 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Elkunde · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**46%

Tap water ****4%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**52%

Use banking services ****73%**

**58%

Television ****75%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****77%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**23%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Elkunde?

■ Elkunde · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1543**

**921

Working population ****39.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 65.6% for women. 63% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 212 (73%) · **■** Marginal 28 (10%)

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

- Vape753 people
- Kumbharshiv747 people
- Pimpalshet Bhuishet747 people
- Shedgaon729 people
- Palkhane720 people
- Mohili714 people
- Kailasnagar707 people
- Bhawale705 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Elkunde from Thane?18 km by road
- What is the population of Elkunde?725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Elkunde in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Elkunde?79.6% (Census 2011)