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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Murhe

Murhe is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **549 people in 115 households**, the 169th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 549people (2011)
- 115households
- 69.5%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Murhe PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552535

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

## How far is Murhe from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)13 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 Murhe?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Murhe; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhiwandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Murhe known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Murhe

Of every 100 households in Murhe in 2011, 98 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Murhe · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**46%

Tap water ****88%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**52%

Use banking services ****65%**

**58%

Television ****49%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**27%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****35%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Murhe?

■ Murhe · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**921

Working population ****47.4%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 57.6% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (30%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 49 (19%) · **■** Marginal 105 (40%)

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

- Mohili Bk.566 people
- Devali565 people
- Sakharoli563 people
- Vashere560 people
- Dudhani541 people
- Malbidi538 people
- Base535 people
- Gane527 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Murhe from Thane?38 km by road
- What is the population of Murhe?549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murhe in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Murhe?69.5% (Census 2011)