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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Rahur

Rahur is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **914 people in 211 households**, the 111th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 914people (2011)
- 211households
- 55.2%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Rahur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552596

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

## How far is Rahur from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)32 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)18 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 Rahur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rahur; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Padga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thane
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Rahur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 59% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Rahur

Of every 100 households in Rahur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Rahur · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**52%

Use banking services ****30%**

**58%

Television ****38%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****27%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Rahur?

■ Rahur · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**921

Working population ****31.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 45.7% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 249 (87%) · **■** Marginal 14 (5%)

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

- Nimbavali970 people
- Khanivali964 people
- Khadaki Bk.961 people
- Karanjoti930 people
- Umbarkhand902 people
- Sarang893 people
- Bapgaon892 people
- Hiwali883 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Rahur from Thane?32 km by road
- What is the population of Rahur?914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rahur in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Rahur?55.2% (Census 2011)