# Washala Village, Mokhada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/mokhada/washala/ Village · Mokhada, Thane # Washala Washala is a village in Mokhada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,523 people in 337 households**, the 17th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%. - 1,523people (2011) - 337households - 66.0%literacy - 988females per 1,000 males ## Washala PIN code and other codes Washala falls in Mokhada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMokhada - Census village code551982 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Washala from nearby towns? - Mokhada (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Thane (district HQ)120 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)20 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 Washala? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Washala; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mokhada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mokhada - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mokhada - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Washala known for? The main crops are **rice, nagli and rice**. About 68% of the 1,003 hectares of village land is sown, and 678 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 Washala Of every 100 households in Washala in 2011, 45 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Washala · ■ Mokhada rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **24% Toilet within the home ****55%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **82% Tap water ****2%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **92% Use banking services ****77%** **61% Television ****13%** **9% Mobile phone ****21%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****71%** **72% 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 Washala? ■ Washala · ■ Mokhada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%** **56.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733** **954 Working population ****59.7%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 56.8% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 449 (49%) · **■** Household industry 58 (6%) · **■** Other work 36 (4%) · **■** Marginal 248 (27%) 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 - Hirve1,780 people - Palsunde1,628 people - Dhamanshet1,536 people - Gomghar1,527 people - Sakhari1,462 people - Dolhare1,460 people - Ghanval1,419 people - Kurlod1,394 people [All 59 villages in Mokhada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/mokhada/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Washala from Thane?120 km by road - What is the population of Washala?1,523 (Census 2011) - Which district is Washala in?Thane district (Mokhada sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Washala?66.0% (Census 2011)