# Bhuwan Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/bhuwan/ Village · Murbad, Thane # Bhuwan Bhuwan is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,188 people in 238 households**, the 41st largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,188people (2011) - 238households - 82.1%literacy - 964females per 1,000 males ## Bhuwan PIN code and other codes Bhuwan falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMurbad - Census village code553125 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhuwan from nearby towns? - Murbad (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thane (district HQ)68 km by road - Kalyan (nearest town)39 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 Bhuwan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhuwan; 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 schoolunder 5 km · Shivale - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shivale - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Murbad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Bhuwan known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 54% of the 472 hectares of village land is sown, and 255 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 Bhuwan Of every 100 households in Bhuwan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Bhuwan · ■ Murbad rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **79% Toilet within the home ****58%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **68% Tap water ****1%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **86% Use banking services ****79%** **62% Television ****37%** **26% Mobile phone ****49%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **39% Own their home ****95%** **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 Bhuwan? ■ Bhuwan · ■ Murbad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **954 Working population ****57.4%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 72.4% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 330 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (7%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 152 (22%) · **■** Marginal 131 (19%) 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 - Waghivali1,204 people - Fangulgavhan1,201 people - Balegaon1,193 people - Pawale1,191 people - Vidhe1,188 people - Malhed1,181 people - Sonavale1,164 people - Kisal1,150 people [All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhuwan from Thane?68 km by road - What is the population of Bhuwan?1,188 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhuwan in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhuwan?82.1% (Census 2011)