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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Val

Val is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,487 people in 332 households**, the 71st largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,487people (2011)
- 332households
- 91.5%literacy
- 779females per 1,000 males

## Val PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552663

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

## How far is Val from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)18 km by road
- Bhiwandi Nizampur (nearest town)5 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 Val?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Val; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadvad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Val known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 32% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Val

Of every 100 households in Val in 2011, 96 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Val · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**46%

Tap water ****90%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**52%

Use banking services ****78%**

**58%

Television ****78%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**23%

Own their home ****57%**

**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 Val?

■ Val · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****779**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**921

Working population ****41.2%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 86.0% for women. 64% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 545 (89%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%)

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

- Bharodi1,533 people
- Kawad Bk.1,507 people
- Kurund1,503 people
- Chimbipada1,488 people
- Borpada1,476 people
- Lap Bk.1,461 people
- Sonale1,448 people
- Sape1,443 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Val from Thane?18 km by road
- What is the population of Val?1,487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Val in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Val?91.5% (Census 2011)