# Vikaswadi Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Vikaswadi

Vikaswadi is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401404**. The 2011 Census counted **645 people in 149 households**, the 161st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 645people (2011)
- 149households
- 98.5%literacy
- 401404PIN code

## Vikaswadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vikaswadi is 401404.** Vikaswadi falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401404
- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552216

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

## How far is Vikaswadi from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)132 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)9 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 Vikaswadi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Vikaswadi; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palghar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palghar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Vikaswadi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 25% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Vikaswadi

Of every 100 households in Vikaswadi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Vikaswadi · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**51%

Use banking services ****80%**

**54%

Television ****72%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Vikaswadi?

■ Vikaswadi · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.5%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**983

Working population ****36.3%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 98.3% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 229 (98%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Palghar

- Saravali673 people
- Ambhan660 people
- Bandhan652 people
- Mathane649 people
- Nagavepada642 people
- Bhadave634 people
- Dapoli628 people
- Vengani610 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vikaswadi?401404
- How far is Vikaswadi from Thane?132 km by road
- What is the population of Vikaswadi?645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vikaswadi in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vikaswadi?98.5% (Census 2011)