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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Nandkar

Nandkar is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,603 people in 325 households**, the 61st largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,603people (2011)
- 325households
- 78.6%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Nandkar PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552637

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

## How far is Nandkar from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)20 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 Nandkar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Nandkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 school10+ km · Kalyan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalyan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalyan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Nandkar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 77% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 370 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 Nandkar

Of every 100 households in Nandkar in 2011, 91 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nandkar · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**46%

Tap water ****72%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**52%

Use banking services ****16%**

**58%

Television ****51%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**27%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Nandkar?

■ Nandkar · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**921

Working population ****32.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 68.9% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 212 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 139 (27%) · **■** Marginal 144 (28%)

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

- Surai1,661 people
- Dohole1,644 people
- Vadape1,623 people
- Dabhad1,617 people
- Bhinar1,599 people
- Vadvali Tarf Rahur1,582 people
- Arjunali1,580 people
- Ovali1,566 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nandkar from Thane?32 km by road
- What is the population of Nandkar?1,603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nandkar in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nandkar?78.6% (Census 2011)