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

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Belwad

Belwad is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **783 people in 166 households**, the 130th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 783people (2011)
- 166households
- 74.1%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Belwad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552735

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

## How far is Belwad from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)90 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)35 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 Belwad?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Belwad; 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 Belwad known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 71% of the 1,580 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,122 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 Belwad

Of every 100 households in Belwad in 2011, 58 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Belwad · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**68%

Tap water ****34%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**81%

Use banking services ****47%**

**60%

Television ****28%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**43%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Belwad?

■ Belwad · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**950

Working population ****41.9%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 62.0% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (34%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (31%) · **■** Marginal 104 (32%)

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

- Palheri788 people
- Sane788 people
- Valshet786 people
- Jambhe785 people
- Khaire782 people
- Palshin777 people
- Veluk747 people
- Dhamani740 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Belwad from Thane?90 km by road
- What is the population of Belwad?783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belwad in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Belwad?74.1% (Census 2011)