# Botoshi Village, Mokhada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/mokhada/botoshi/ Village · Mokhada, Thane # Botoshi Botoshi is a village in Mokhada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,258 people in 246 households**, the 25th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%. - 1,258people (2011) - 246households - 38.0%literacy - 1,032females per 1,000 males ## Botoshi PIN code and other codes Botoshi falls in Mokhada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMokhada - Census village code551992 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Botoshi from nearby towns? - Mokhada (sub-district HQ)31 km by road - Thane (district HQ)165 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)165 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 Botoshi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Botoshi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karegaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Mokhada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jawhahar - ○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 waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Botoshi known for? Products made here include bamboo cane products. About 23% of the 1,332 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 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 Botoshi Of every 100 households in Botoshi in 2011, 3 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Botoshi · ■ Mokhada rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **24% Toilet within the home ****7%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **82% Tap water ****2%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****54%** **61% Television ****0%** **9% Mobile phone ****2%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****92%** **72% Own their home ****95%** **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 Botoshi? ■ Botoshi · ■ Mokhada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****38.0%** **56.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **954 Working population ****52.1%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.2% for men and 28.4% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 159 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 442 (67%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 40 (6%) 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 Mokhada - Kurlod1,394 people - Ghosali1,309 people - Kiniste1,303 people - Udhale1,267 people - Suryamal1,196 people - Gonde Kh.1,137 people - Nashera1,080 people - Kochale1,077 people [All 59 villages in Mokhada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/mokhada/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Botoshi from Thane?165 km by road - What is the population of Botoshi?1,258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Botoshi in?Thane district (Mokhada sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Botoshi?38.0% (Census 2011)