# Vafe Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/vafe/ Village · Shahapur, Thane # Vafe Vafe is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,760 people in 804 households**, the 3rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 3,760people (2011) - 804households - 88.8%literacy - 956females per 1,000 males ## Vafe PIN code and other codes Vafe falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahapur - Census village code552876 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vafe from nearby towns? - Shahapur (sub-district HQ)0 km by road - Thane (district HQ)56 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)36 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 Vafe? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Vafe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sahapur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shahapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Vafe known for? The main crops are **tendu leaves**. Products made here include bricks. About 54% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Vafe Of every 100 households in Vafe in 2011, 99 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Vafe · ■ Shahapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **75% Toilet within the home ****80%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **68% Tap water ****98%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **81% Use banking services ****65%** **60% Television ****71%** **30% Mobile phone ****72%** **40% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **43% Own their home ****53%** **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 Vafe? ■ Vafe · ■ Shahapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **950 Working population ****32.4%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 85.0% for women. 50% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 175 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (4%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 906 (74%) · **■** Marginal 76 (6%) 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 - Cherpoli6,193 people - Shirol5,870 people - Kalambhe3,707 people - Ajnup3,596 people - Kinhavali3,548 people - Birwadi3,415 people [All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vafe from Thane?56 km by road - What is the population of Vafe?3,760 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vafe in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vafe?88.8% (Census 2011)