# Koshimbe Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Koshimbe

Koshimbe is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,092 people in 237 households**, the 104th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,092people (2011)
- 237households
- 81.8%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Koshimbe PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552516

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

## How far is Koshimbe from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhiwandi Nizampur (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 Koshimbe?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Koshimbe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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 · Bhiwandi
- ○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
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Koshimbe known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 54% of the 478 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Koshimbe

Of every 100 households in Koshimbe in 2011, 82 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Koshimbe · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**52%

Use banking services ****67%**

**58%

Television ****26%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****38%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Koshimbe?

■ Koshimbe · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**921

Working population ****45.6%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 73.3% for women. 58% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 88 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (50%) · **■** Other work 161 (32%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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

- Chinchavali Tarf Sonale1,138 people
- Vadvali Tarf Dugad1,132 people
- Pise1,120 people
- Vishwagad1,106 people
- Bhare1,081 people
- Jambhivali Tarf Khambale1,007 people
- Nimbavali970 people
- Khanivali964 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Koshimbe from Thane?20 km by road
- What is the population of Koshimbe?1,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koshimbe in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Koshimbe?81.8% (Census 2011)