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

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Vire

Vire is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **488 people in 100 households**, the 163rd largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 488people (2011)
- 100households
- 66.2%literacy
- 801females per 1,000 males

## Vire PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551741

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

## How far is Vire from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)115 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)18 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 Vire?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Vire; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vangaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chinchani
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vangaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Vire known for?

The main crops are **rice, chikoo and vegetables**. About 45% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Vire

Of every 100 households in Vire in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vire · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**62%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****7%**

**40%

Television ****2%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****81%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Vire?

■ Vire · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**979

Working population ****59.6%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 49.7% for women. 57% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (88%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 21 (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 Dahanu

- Talothe529 people
- Nikavali524 people
- Vyahali517 people
- Bodgaon495 people
- Punjave467 people
- Chari Tarf Jamshet464 people
- Vadade458 people
- Nandare444 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vire from Thane?115 km by road
- What is the population of Vire?488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vire in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vire?66.2% (Census 2011)