# Piwali Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Piwali

Piwali is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **649 people in 135 households**, the 152nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 649people (2011)
- 135households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Piwali PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552714

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

## How far is Piwali from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)80 km by road
- Bhiwandi (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 Piwali?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Piwali; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Piwali known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 604 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Piwali

Of every 100 households in Piwali in 2011, 58 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Piwali · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**68%

Tap water ****69%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****78%**

**60%

Television ****32%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**43%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Piwali?

■ Piwali · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**950

Working population ****52.2%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 61.0% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (17%) · **■** Marginal 209 (62%)

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

- Valmiknagar666 people
- Jambhulwad665 people
- Vehlonde660 people
- Borsheti Bk.659 people
- Nadgaon645 people
- Shirvanje644 people
- Adivali624 people
- Manekhind618 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Piwali from Thane?80 km by road
- What is the population of Piwali?649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piwali in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Piwali?72.2% (Census 2011)