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

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Kheware

Kheware is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **814 people in 160 households**, the 96th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 814people (2011)
- 160households
- 78.0%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Kheware PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553245

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

## How far is Kheware from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)90 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)3 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 Kheware?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kheware; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shivale
- ○Degree college10+ km · Murbad
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Kheware known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 80% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 232 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 Kheware

Of every 100 households in Kheware in 2011, 83 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kheware · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**68%

Tap water ****80%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**86%

Use banking services ****76%**

**62%

Television ****15%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Kheware?

■ Kheware · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**954

Working population ****35.1%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 67.9% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 169 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (9%) · **■** Marginal 85 (30%)

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

- Tondali842 people
- Khanivare825 people
- Kanhol822 people
- Koloshi821 people
- Fangaloshi806 people
- Shedali804 people
- Mharas799 people
- Kanharle798 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kheware from Thane?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kheware?814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kheware in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kheware?78.0% (Census 2011)