# Alewadi Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Alewadi

Alewadi is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401501**. The 2011 Census counted **990 people in 256 households**, the 117th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 990people (2011)
- 256households
- 96.1%literacy
- 401501PIN code

## Alewadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alewadi is 401501.** Alewadi falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401501
- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552207

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

## How far is Alewadi from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)125 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)20 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 Alewadi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Alewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Murumbe
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Alewadi known for?

The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 76% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Alewadi

Of every 100 households in Alewadi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Alewadi · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**51%

Use banking services ****85%**

**54%

Television ****52%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

Own their home ****82%**

**88%

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 Alewadi?

■ Alewadi · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.1%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**983

Working population ****31.3%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 95.1% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (26%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 178 (57%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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 Palghar

- Kandre Bhure1,077 people
- Sumadi1,066 people
- Kude1,047 people
- Gowade1,042 people
- Navi Delwadi987 people
- Parnali986 people
- Zanzroli977 people
- Darshet967 people

[All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alewadi?401501
- How far is Alewadi from Thane?125 km by road
- What is the population of Alewadi?990 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alewadi in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Alewadi?96.1% (Census 2011)