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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Firangpada

Firangpada is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **671 people in 148 households**, the 148th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 671people (2011)
- 148households
- 67.8%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Firangpada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552474

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

## How far is Firangpada from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)12 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 Firangpada?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Firangpada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhivandi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhivandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thane
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Firangpada known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 30% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Firangpada

Of every 100 households in Firangpada in 2011, 98 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Firangpada · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**46%

Tap water ****79%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**52%

Use banking services ****31%**

**58%

Television ****40%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****47%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Firangpada?

■ Firangpada · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**921

Working population ****47.1%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 57.5% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (9%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 101 (32%) · **■** Marginal 167 (53%)

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

- Dalepada684 people
- Anhe680 people
- Depoli675 people
- Yewai673 people
- Lap Kh.664 people
- Usroli661 people
- Kelhe660 people
- Newade658 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Firangpada from Thane?26 km by road
- What is the population of Firangpada?671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Firangpada in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Firangpada?67.8% (Census 2011)