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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Hiwali

Hiwali is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **883 people in 196 households**, the 115th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 883people (2011)
- 196households
- 82.1%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Hiwali PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552517

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

## How far is Hiwali from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)13 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 Hiwali?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Hiwali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Lap B
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Hiwali known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 99% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Hiwali

Of every 100 households in Hiwali in 2011, 92 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hiwali · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

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

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**52%

Use banking services ****100%**

**58%

Television ****34%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****29%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Hiwali?

■ Hiwali · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**921

Working population ****31.5%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 74.5% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (39%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Rahur914 people
- Umbarkhand902 people
- Sarang893 people
- Bapgaon892 people
- Nivali879 people
- Jambhivali Tarf Kunde863 people
- Awale845 people
- Chane843 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Hiwali from Thane?35 km by road
- What is the population of Hiwali?883 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hiwali in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Hiwali?82.1% (Census 2011)