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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Vape

Vape is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421302**. The 2011 Census counted **753 people in 158 households**, the 134th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 753people (2011)
- 158households
- 64.6%literacy
- 421302PIN code

## Vape PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vape is 421302.** Vape falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code421302
- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552557

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

## How far is Vape from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)51 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)28 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 Vape?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Vape; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sangav
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Vape known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 36% of the 589 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Vape

Of every 100 households in Vape in 2011, 16 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Vape · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**46%

Tap water ****2%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**52%

Use banking services ****71%**

**58%

Television ****10%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****61%**

**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 Vape?

■ Vape · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**921

Working population ****55.6%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 56.3% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (52%) · **■** Household industry 28 (7%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 45 (11%)

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

- Vafale795 people
- Eksal794 people
- Sor793 people
- Khadaki Kh.765 people
- Kumbharshiv747 people
- Pimpalshet Bhuishet747 people
- Shedgaon729 people
- Elkunde725 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vape?421302
- How far is Vape from Thane?51 km by road
- What is the population of Vape?753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vape in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vape?64.6% (Census 2011)