# Vehele Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/vehele/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Vehele Vehele is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,237 people in 630 households**, the 12th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 3,237people (2011) - 630households - 80.3%literacy - 903females per 1,000 males ## Vehele PIN code and other codes Vehele falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552668 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vehele from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thane (district HQ)15 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)12 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 Vehele? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Vehele; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anjur - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Temghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Vehele known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 93% of the 644 hectares of village land is sown, and 596 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 Vehele Of every 100 households in Vehele in 2011, 99 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Vehele · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **90% Toilet within the home ****32%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **46% Tap water ****98%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%** **52% Use banking services ****64%** **58% Television ****87%** **53% Mobile phone ****86%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****6%** **23% Own their home ****92%** **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 Vehele? ■ Vehele · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **921 Working population ****31.7%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 72.9% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 126 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 817 (80%) · **■** Marginal 74 (7%) 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 - Kawad Kh.3,491 people - Kasheli3,432 people - Mankoli3,421 people - Ganeshpuri3,246 people - Ambadi3,060 people - Shivnagar3,030 people - Dapode3,026 people - Vadunavaghar2,997 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vehele from Thane?15 km by road - What is the population of Vehele?3,237 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vehele in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vehele?80.3% (Census 2011)