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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Mahap

Mahap is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **323 people in 65 households**, the 196th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 323people (2011)
- 65households
- 83.2%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Mahap PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552581

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

## How far is Mahap from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)51 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)24 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 Mahap?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mahap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pachchhapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Zadke
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambernath
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Mahap known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 61% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Mahap

Of every 100 households in Mahap in 2011, 90 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahap · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**52%

Use banking services ****49%**

**58%

Television ****51%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahap?

■ Mahap · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****562**

**921

Working population ****40.6%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 77.4% for women. 62% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (7%) · **■** Other work 32 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Ghadane351 people
- Ravadi337 people
- Devchole331 people
- Savaroli Tarf Dugad328 people
- Karmale318 people
- Kushivali290 people
- Morani286 people
- Khativali284 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahap from Thane?51 km by road
- What is the population of Mahap?323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahap in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mahap?83.2% (Census 2011)