# Walshind Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/walshind/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Walshind Walshind is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,219 people in 230 households**, the 96th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,219people (2011) - 230households - 68.7%literacy - 421302PIN code ## Walshind PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Walshind is 421302.** Walshind falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code421302 - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552643 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Walshind from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Thane (district HQ)20 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)7 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 Walshind? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Walshind; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Bhiwandi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhiwandi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhadwad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Walshind known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 52% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Walshind Of every 100 households in Walshind in 2011, 90 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Walshind · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****48%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **46% Tap water ****62%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **52% Use banking services ****55%** **58% Television ****68%** **53% Mobile phone ****90%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****54%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **23% Own their home ****89%** **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 Walshind? ■ Walshind · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **921 Working population ****40.4%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 58.0% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 99 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 289 (59%) · **■** Marginal 57 (12%) 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 - Pundas1,243 people - Vaghivali1,237 people - Khandape1,233 people - Supegaon1,224 people - Vedhe1,195 people - Vandre1,182 people - Pahare1,159 people - Chinchavali Tarf Sonale1,138 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Walshind?421302 - How far is Walshind from Thane?20 km by road - What is the population of Walshind?1,219 (Census 2011) - Which district is Walshind in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Walshind?68.7% (Census 2011)