# Khambale Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/khambale/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Khambale Khambale is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,419 people in 316 households**, the 77th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,419people (2011) - 316households - 59.9%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Khambale PIN code and other codes Khambale falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552588 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khambale from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Thane (district HQ)40 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)28 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 Khambale? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Khambale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Zadke - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Zadke - ○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 market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 23 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 Khambale known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 46% of the 485 hectares of village land is sown, and 221 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 Khambale Of every 100 households in Khambale in 2011, 67 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Khambale · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **90% Toilet within the home ****38%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **46% Tap water ****60%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **52% Use banking services ****61%** **58% Television ****40%** **53% Mobile phone ****44%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****32%** **23% Own their home ****96%** **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 Khambale? ■ Khambale · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018** **921 Working population ****44.5%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.8% for men and 48.2% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 93 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (17%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 387 (61%) · **■** Marginal 31 (5%) 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 - Lap Bk.1,461 people - Sonale1,448 people - Sape1,443 people - Brahmangaon1,424 people - Sawad1,419 people - Mainde1,411 people - Koshimbi1,409 people - Bhokari1,388 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khambale from Thane?40 km by road - What is the population of Khambale?1,419 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khambale in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Khambale?59.9% (Census 2011)