# Thakurgaon Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/thakurgaon/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Thakurgaon Thakurgaon is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,259 people in 652 households**, the 32nd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 2,259people (2011) - 652households - 84.0%literacy - 710females per 1,000 males ## Thakurgaon PIN code and other codes Thakurgaon falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552654 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thakurgaon from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Thane (district HQ)14 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)3 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 Thakurgaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Thakurgaon; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Temghar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhiwandi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhadvad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Thakurgaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 95% of the 37 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Thakurgaon Of every 100 households in Thakurgaon in 2011, 95 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Thakurgaon · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **90% Toilet within the home ****80%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **46% Tap water ****46%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%** **52% Use banking services ****35%** **58% Television ****31%** **53% Mobile phone ****33%** **63% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****16%** **23% Own their home ****15%** **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 Thakurgaon? ■ Thakurgaon · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****710** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **921 Working population ****42.7%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 77.0% for women. 69% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 62 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (3%) · **■** Household industry 33 (3%) · **■** Other work 716 (74%) · **■** Marginal 127 (13%) 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 - Vajreshwari2,414 people - Lonad2,409 people - Dighashi2,296 people - Gorsai2,274 people - Pimpalner2,258 people - Usgaon2,257 people - Paygaon2,251 people - Kuhe2,104 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Thakurgaon from Thane?14 km by road - What is the population of Thakurgaon?2,259 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thakurgaon in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Thakurgaon?84.0% (Census 2011)