# Bhaluk Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Bhaluk

Bhaluk is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,289 people in 257 households**, the 33rd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 1,289people (2011)
- 257households
- 79.2%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Bhaluk PIN code and other codes

Bhaluk falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553096

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

## How far is Bhaluk from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)41 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 Bhaluk?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhaluk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 · Murbad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivde
- ○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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Bhaluk known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 60% of the 457 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 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 Bhaluk

Of every 100 households in Bhaluk in 2011, 82 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhaluk · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**86%

Use banking services ****58%**

**62%

Television ****23%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**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 Bhaluk?

■ Bhaluk · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**954

Working population ****40.0%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 69.2% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 363 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (12%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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

- Jambhurde1,330 people
- Khapari1,318 people
- Fansoli1,301 people
- Kalambhe1,299 people
- Shirgaon1,243 people
- Mhase1,242 people
- Talvali Bargaon1,229 people
- Waghivali1,204 people

[All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhaluk from Thane?70 km by road
- What is the population of Bhaluk?1,289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaluk in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaluk?79.2% (Census 2011)