# Balwandi Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Balwandi

Balwandi is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 93 households**, the 172nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 543people (2011)
- 93households
- 68.6%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Balwandi PIN code and other codes

Balwandi falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552736

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

## How far is Balwandi from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)91 km by road
- Jawhar (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 Balwandi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balwandi; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Balwandi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 16% of the 571 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Balwandi

Of every 100 households in Balwandi in 2011, 78 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balwandi · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

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

**28%

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

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****96%**

**60%

Television ****13%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**43%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balwandi?

■ Balwandi · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**950

Working population ****54.9%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 57.0% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 285 (96%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 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 Shahapur

- Savaroli Kh.567 people
- Belwali565 people
- Shendrun557 people
- Partoli546 people
- Devgaon537 people
- Lingayate536 people
- Bhagdal531 people
- Varaskol521 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Balwandi from Thane?91 km by road
- What is the population of Balwandi?543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balwandi in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Balwandi?68.6% (Census 2011)