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

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Vishwagad

Vishwagad is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,106 people in 244 households**, the 103rd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,106people (2011)
- 244households
- 71.6%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Vishwagad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552505

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

## How far is Vishwagad from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)48 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)17 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 Vishwagad?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Vishwagad; 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
- ●National 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 · Zidce
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhivandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhivandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- 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 Vishwagad known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include bricks. About 58% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Vishwagad

Of every 100 households in Vishwagad in 2011, 38 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vishwagad · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**46%

Tap water ****2%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**52%

Use banking services ****74%**

**58%

Television ****23%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****31%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Vishwagad?

■ Vishwagad · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**921

Working population ****61.8%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 65.0% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 278 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 55 (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

- Pahare1,159 people
- Chinchavali Tarf Sonale1,138 people
- Vadvali Tarf Dugad1,132 people
- Pise1,120 people
- Koshimbe1,092 people
- Bhare1,081 people
- Jambhivali Tarf Khambale1,007 people
- Nimbavali970 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vishwagad from Thane?48 km by road
- What is the population of Vishwagad?1,106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vishwagad in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vishwagad?71.6% (Census 2011)