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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Vafale

Vafale is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **795 people in 163 households**, the 130th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 795people (2011)
- 163households
- 82.8%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Vafale PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552532

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

## How far is Vafale from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)40 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 Vafale?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Vafale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Padgha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand 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 Vafale known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 79% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Vafale

Of every 100 households in Vafale in 2011, 99 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Vafale · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**52%

Use banking services ****87%**

**58%

Television ****58%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Vafale?

■ Vafale · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**921

Working population ****32.6%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 76.6% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (8%) · **■** Household industry 16 (6%) · **■** Other work 75 (29%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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

- Waret819 people
- Sontakka818 people
- Vahuli818 people
- Kukase806 people
- Eksal794 people
- Sor793 people
- Khadaki Kh.765 people
- Vape753 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vafale from Thane?40 km by road
- What is the population of Vafale?795 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vafale in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vafale?82.8% (Census 2011)