# Bharad Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Bharad

Bharad is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,859 people in 399 households**, the 70th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,859people (2011)
- 399households
- 56.6%literacy
- 1,056females per 1,000 males

## Bharad PIN code and other codes

Bharad falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551708

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

## How far is Bharad from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)82 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)27 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 Bharad?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dahanu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wangaon
- ○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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Bharad known for?

The main crops are **rice and fruits**. About 48% of the 361 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 Bharad

Of every 100 households in Bharad in 2011, 51 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bharad · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**82%

Use banking services ****45%**

**40%

Television ****14%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Bharad?

■ Bharad · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**979

Working population ****53.2%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 42.0% for women. 50% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 659 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (15%) · **■** Other work 83 (8%) · **■** Marginal 97 (10%)

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 Dahanu

- Shisne1,910 people
- Tawa1,905 people
- Nimbapur1,903 people
- Kasa Kh.1,872 people
- Gaurwadi1,844 people
- Asave1,841 people
- Dharampur1,818 people
- Sukad-amba1,811 people

[All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bharad from Thane?82 km by road
- What is the population of Bharad?1,859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharad in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bharad?56.6% (Census 2011)