# Lonad Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/lonad/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Lonad Lonad is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,409 people in 474 households**, the 29th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 2,409people (2011) - 474households - 75.2%literacy - 857females per 1,000 males ## Lonad PIN code and other codes Lonad falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552646 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lonad from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thane (district HQ)20 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)10 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 Lonad? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Lonad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalyan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalyan - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadvad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Lonad known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 90% of the 1,160 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,049 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 Lonad Of every 100 households in Lonad in 2011, 95 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Lonad · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **90% Toilet within the home ****35%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **46% Tap water ****78%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **52% Use banking services ****60%** **58% Television ****60%** **53% Mobile phone ****62%** **63% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****14%** **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 Lonad? ■ Lonad · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****751** **921 Working population ****51.9%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 65.2% for women. 57% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 107 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (11%) · **■** Household industry 60 (5%) · **■** Other work 669 (54%) · **■** Marginal 276 (22%) 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 - Zidake2,729 people - Shivajinagar2,690 people - Amane2,683 people - Vajreshwari2,414 people - Dighashi2,296 people - Gorsai2,274 people - Thakurgaon2,259 people - Pimpalner2,258 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Lonad from Thane?20 km by road - What is the population of Lonad?2,409 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lonad in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Lonad?75.2% (Census 2011)