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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Lamaj

Lamaj is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **515 people in 120 households**, the 174th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 515people (2011)
- 120households
- 91.6%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Lamaj PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552523

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

## How far is Lamaj from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)21 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)8 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 Lamaj?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhiwandi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadwad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Lamaj known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 91% of the 22 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Lamaj

Of every 100 households in Lamaj in 2011, 100 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lamaj · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**46%

Tap water ****81%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**52%

Use banking services ****85%**

**58%

Television ****82%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**27%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**23%

Own their home ****49%**

**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 Lamaj?

■ Lamaj · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756**

**921

Working population ****32.4%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 85.0% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 110 (66%) · **■** Marginal 10 (6%)

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

- Dudhani541 people
- Malbidi538 people
- Base535 people
- Gane527 people
- Suryanagar511 people
- Asnoli Tarf Dugad506 people
- Alkhivali491 people
- Kiravali Duravali488 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lamaj from Thane?21 km by road
- What is the population of Lamaj?515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lamaj in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Lamaj?91.6% (Census 2011)