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

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Mahaj

Mahaj is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **596 people in 130 households**, the 132nd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 596people (2011)
- 130households
- 76.9%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Mahaj PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553244

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

## How far is Mahaj from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)57 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 Mahaj?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Mahaj known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 48% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Mahaj

Of every 100 households in Mahaj in 2011, 90 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahaj · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**68%

Tap water ****2%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**86%

Use banking services ****74%**

**62%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahaj?

■ Mahaj · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**954

Working population ****53.4%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 65.4% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (14%) · **■** Marginal 88 (28%)

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

- Vadgaon616 people
- Dehari610 people
- Khandare606 people
- Chandrapur596 people
- Dahivali585 people
- Kudshet559 people
- Brahmangaon555 people
- Ambe Tembhe554 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahaj from Thane?40 km by road
- What is the population of Mahaj?596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahaj in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mahaj?76.9% (Census 2011)