# Aware Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/aware/ Village · Shahapur, Thane # Aware Aware is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,346 people in 273 households**, the 59th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,346people (2011) - 273households - 77.5%literacy - 974females per 1,000 males ## Aware PIN code and other codes Aware falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahapur - Census village code552727 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aware from nearby towns? - Shahapur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Thane (district HQ)65 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)38 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 Aware? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Aware; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Shahapur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shahapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mumbai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Aware known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 49% of the 652 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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 Aware Of every 100 households in Aware in 2011, 84 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Aware · ■ Shahapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **75% Toilet within the home ****15%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **68% Tap water ****15%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **81% Use banking services ****63%** **60% Television ****44%** **30% Mobile phone ****66%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **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 Aware? ■ Aware · ■ Shahapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **950 Working population ****42.5%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 67.6% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 152 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (29%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 157 (27%) · **■** Marginal 82 (14%) 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 - Satgaon1,396 people - Julawani1,382 people - Ambivali1,380 people - Kharivali1,361 people - Tembhare Bk.1,326 people - Shelwali1,322 people - Narayangaon1,317 people - Umbhrai1,314 people [All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Aware from Thane?65 km by road - What is the population of Aware?1,346 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aware in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Aware?77.5% (Census 2011)