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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Kalwar

Kalwar is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,978 people in 643 households**, the 17th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 2,978people (2011)
- 643households
- 85.1%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Kalwar PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552485

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

## How far is Kalwar from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)3 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 Kalwar?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kalwar; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 school10+ 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 stationunder 5 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)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 Kalwar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 73% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Kalwar

Of every 100 households in Kalwar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kalwar · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**46%

Tap water ****99%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**52%

Use banking services ****59%**

**58%

Television ****66%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**23%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Kalwar?

■ Kalwar · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**921

Working population ****36.2%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 75.9% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 375 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (2%) · **■** Household industry 54 (5%) · **■** Other work 509 (47%) · **■** Marginal 116 (11%)

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

- Ambadi3,060 people
- Shivnagar3,030 people
- Dapode3,026 people
- Vadunavaghar2,997 people
- Akaloli2,942 people
- Kewani2,935 people
- Gundavali2,926 people
- Pimpalgaon2,898 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalwar from Thane?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kalwar?2,978 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalwar in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kalwar?85.1% (Census 2011)