# Zap Village, Jawhar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jawhar, Thane 

# Zap

Zap is a village in Jawhar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,308 people in 422 households**, the 8th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 2,308people (2011)
- 422households
- 60.2%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Zap PIN code and other codes

Zap falls in Jawhar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockJawhar
- Census village code551944

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

## How far is Zap from nearby towns?

- Jawhar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)127 km by road
- Jawhar (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 Zap?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Zap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jawhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jawhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- 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 Zap known for?

The main crops are **rice and rice**. About 65% of the 927 hectares of village land is sown, and 552 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 Zap

Of every 100 households in Zap in 2011, 18 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Zap · ■ Jawhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

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

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****52%**

**51%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**66%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Zap?

■ Zap · ■ Jawhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1205**

**1007

Working population ****49.5%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 53.0% for women. 48% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 269 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (2%) · **■** Marginal 631 (55%)

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 Jawhar

- Winwal2,536 people
- Ganeshnagar2,481 people
- Chambharshet2,441 people
- Dabheri2,366 people
- Sakharshet2,269 people
- Sarsun2,235 people
- Hiradpada2,176 people
- Ozar2,171 people

[All 109 villages in Jawhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/jawhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Zap from Thane?127 km by road
- What is the population of Zap?2,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Zap in?Thane district (Jawhar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Zap?60.2% (Census 2011)