# Ajnup Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Ajnup

Ajnup is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421601**. The 2011 Census counted **3,596 people in 606 households**, the 5th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 3,596people (2011)
- 606households
- 42.1%literacy
- 421601PIN code

## Ajnup PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ajnup is 421601.** Ajnup falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code421601
- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552746

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

## How far is Ajnup from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)84 km by road
- Igatpuri (nearest town)37 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 Ajnup?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Ajnup; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khardi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Ajnup known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 10% of the 1,624 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 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 Ajnup

Of every 100 households in Ajnup in 2011, 49 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ajnup · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**81%

Use banking services ****21%**

**60%

Television ****15%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****65%**

**43%

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 Ajnup?

■ Ajnup · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.1%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**950

Working population ****51.4%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.9% for men and 34.8% for women. 57% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (14%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,453 (79%)

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 Shahapur

- Cherpoli6,193 people
- Shirol5,870 people
- Vafe3,760 people
- Kalambhe3,707 people
- Kinhavali3,548 people
- Birwadi3,415 people
- Sapagaon3,160 people
- Nadgaon3,075 people

[All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ajnup?421601
- How far is Ajnup from Thane?84 km by road
- What is the population of Ajnup?3,596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ajnup in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ajnup?42.1% (Census 2011)
