# Awale Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/awale/ Village · Shahapur, Thane # Awale Awale is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,461 people in 291 households**, the 50th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,461people (2011) - 291households - 62.3%literacy - 1,058females per 1,000 males ## Awale PIN code and other codes Awale falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahapur - Census village code552719 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Awale from nearby towns? - Shahapur (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Thane (district HQ)65 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)33 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 Awale? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Awale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shahapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shahapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Awale known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 49% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 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 Awale Of every 100 households in Awale in 2011, 32 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Awale · ■ Shahapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **75% Toilet within the home ****5%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **68% Tap water ****1%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **81% Use banking services ****38%** **60% Television ****18%** **30% Mobile phone ****32%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****43%** **43% Own their home ****99%** **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 Awale? ■ Awale · ■ Shahapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123** **950 Working population ****36.3%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.2% for men and 50.9% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 191 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (32%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 137 (26%) 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 - Sarangpuri1,546 people - Sogaon1,511 people - Musai1,477 people - Ranvihir1,468 people - Vashala Bk1,439 people - Dahivali1,423 people - Hiv1,404 people - Nandval1,397 people [All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Awale from Thane?65 km by road - What is the population of Awale?1,461 (Census 2011) - Which district is Awale in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Awale?62.3% (Census 2011)