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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Mainde

Mainde is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,411 people in 302 households**, the 79th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,411people (2011)
- 302households
- 59.8%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Mainde PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552573

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

## How far is Mainde from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)55 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 Mainde?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mainde; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Pacchpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Uchat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambernath
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Mainde known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 39% of the 608 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 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 Mainde

Of every 100 households in Mainde in 2011, 59 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mainde · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**46%

Tap water ****50%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**52%

Use banking services ****42%**

**58%

Television ****25%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**27%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****53%**

**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 Mainde?

■ Mainde · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**921

Working population ****44.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 51.5% for women. 52% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (10%) · **■** Marginal 398 (63%)

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

- Sape1,443 people
- Brahmangaon1,424 people
- Khambale1,419 people
- Sawad1,419 people
- Koshimbi1,409 people
- Bhokari1,388 people
- Vadghar1,380 people
- Alimghar1,345 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mainde from Thane?55 km by road
- What is the population of Mainde?1,411 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mainde in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mainde?59.8% (Census 2011)