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

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Lingayate

Lingayate is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421601**. The 2011 Census counted **536 people in 106 households**, the 174th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 536people (2011)
- 106households
- 94.1%literacy
- 421601PIN code

## Lingayate PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code421601
- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552816

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

## How far is Lingayate from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)100 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)57 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 Lingayate?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Lingayate; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shenave
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Lingayate known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 62% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Lingayate

Of every 100 households in Lingayate in 2011, 64 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Lingayate · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**81%

Use banking services ****80%**

**60%

Television ****24%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Lingayate?

■ Lingayate · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.1%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**950

Working population ****55.8%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.2% for men and 88.8% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 161 (54%)

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

- Shendrun557 people
- Partoli546 people
- Balwandi543 people
- Devgaon537 people
- Bhagdal531 people
- Varaskol521 people
- Ratandhale514 people
- Golbhan512 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lingayate?421601
- How far is Lingayate from Thane?100 km by road
- What is the population of Lingayate?536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lingayate in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Lingayate?94.1% (Census 2011)