# Balegaon Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/balegaon/ Village · Murbad, Thane # Balegaon Balegaon is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,193 people in 247 households**, the 39th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,193people (2011) - 247households - 78.0%literacy - 992females per 1,000 males ## Balegaon PIN code and other codes Balegaon falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMurbad - Census village code553216 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balegaon from nearby towns? - Murbad (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Thane (district HQ)74 km by road - Kalyan (nearest town)54 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 Balegaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Balegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State 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 · Tokavade - ○Degree college10+ km · Shivale - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murbad - ○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 marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Balegaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 65% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown, and 465 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 Balegaon Of every 100 households in Balegaon in 2011, 82 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Balegaon · ■ Murbad rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **79% Toilet within the home ****27%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **68% Tap water ****0%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **86% Use banking services ****94%** **62% Television ****34%** **26% Mobile phone ****21%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **2% None of these assets ****46%** **39% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 Balegaon? ■ Balegaon · ■ Murbad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **954 Working population ****61.9%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 67.7% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (15%) · **■** Marginal 533 (72%) 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 Murbad - Mhase1,242 people - Talvali Bargaon1,229 people - Waghivali1,204 people - Fangulgavhan1,201 people - Pawale1,191 people - Bhuwan1,188 people - Vidhe1,188 people - Malhed1,181 people [All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balegaon from Thane?74 km by road - What is the population of Balegaon?1,193 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balegaon in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Balegaon?78.0% (Census 2011)