# Vedhe Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Vedhe

Vedhe is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,195 people in 268 households**, the 97th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,195people (2011)
- 268households
- 82.8%literacy
- 421302PIN code

## Vedhe PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code421302
- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552498

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

## How far is Vedhe from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)34 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)16 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 Vedhe?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Zidco
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhivandi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Zidco
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Vedhe known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include bricks. About 48% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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 Vedhe

Of every 100 households in Vedhe in 2011, 73 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Vedhe · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**46%

Tap water ****4%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**52%

Use banking services ****53%**

**58%

Television ****30%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**27%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****49%**

**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 Vedhe?

■ Vedhe · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

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

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**921

Working population ****44.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 77.1% for women. 58% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 246 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (29%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 81 (15%) · **■** Marginal 43 (8%)

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

- Vaghivali1,237 people
- Khandape1,233 people
- Supegaon1,224 people
- Walshind1,219 people
- Vandre1,182 people
- Pahare1,159 people
- Chinchavali Tarf Sonale1,138 people
- Vadvali Tarf Dugad1,132 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vedhe?421302
- How far is Vedhe from Thane?34 km by road
- What is the population of Vedhe?1,195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vedhe in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vedhe?82.8% (Census 2011)