# Usgaon Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/usgaon/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Usgaon Usgaon is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,257 people in 460 households**, the 34th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 2,257people (2011) - 460households - 49.4%literacy - 996females per 1,000 males ## Usgaon PIN code and other codes Usgaon falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552490 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Usgaon from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Thane (district HQ)8 km by road - Bhiwandi Nizampur (nearest town)27 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 Usgaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Usgaon; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Kalher - ○Degree college10+ km · Thane - ○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 bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Usgaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 13% of the 1,218 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 Usgaon Of every 100 households in Usgaon in 2011, 63 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Usgaon · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **90% Toilet within the home ****4%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **46% Tap water ****1%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **52% Use banking services ****33%** **58% Television ****25%** **53% Mobile phone ****46%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **5% None of these assets ****40%** **23% Own their home ****97%** **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 Usgaon? ■ Usgaon · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027** **921 Working population ****57.7%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.4% for men and 41.3% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 118 (9%) · **■** Marginal 930 (71%) 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 - Dighashi2,296 people - Gorsai2,274 people - Thakurgaon2,259 people - Pimpalner2,258 people - Paygaon2,251 people - Kuhe2,104 people - Dive2,062 people - Dunge2,038 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Usgaon from Thane?8 km by road - What is the population of Usgaon?2,257 (Census 2011) - Which district is Usgaon in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Usgaon?49.4% (Census 2011)