# Shivnagar Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/shivnagar/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Shivnagar Shivnagar is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,030 people in 556 households**, the 14th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 3,030people (2011) - 556households - 77.9%literacy - 956females per 1,000 males ## Shivnagar PIN code and other codes Shivnagar falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552649 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shivnagar from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Thane (district HQ)20 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)9 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 Shivnagar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Shivnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalyan - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadvad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Shivnagar known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 79% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Shivnagar Of every 100 households in Shivnagar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Shivnagar · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **90% Toilet within the home ****33%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **46% Tap water ****97%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **52% Use banking services ****49%** **58% Television ****73%** **53% Mobile phone ****76%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****46%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****9%** **23% Own their home ****93%** **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 Shivnagar? ■ Shivnagar · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **921 Working population ****35.2%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 69.5% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 250 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 561 (53%) · **■** Marginal 219 (21%) 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 - Mankoli3,421 people - Ganeshpuri3,246 people - Vehele3,237 people - Ambadi3,060 people - Dapode3,026 people - Vadunavaghar2,997 people - Kalwar2,978 people - Akaloli2,942 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shivnagar from Thane?20 km by road - What is the population of Shivnagar?3,030 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shivnagar in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shivnagar?77.9% (Census 2011)