# Vithobachegaon Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/vithobachegaon/ Village · Shahapur, Thane # Vithobachegaon Vithobachegaon is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,165 people in 213 households**, the 75th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,165people (2011) - 213households - 81.3%literacy - 942females per 1,000 males ## Vithobachegaon PIN code and other codes Vithobachegaon falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahapur - Census village code552904 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vithobachegaon from nearby towns? - Shahapur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Thane (district HQ)78 km by road - Bhiwandi (nearest town)55 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 Vithobachegaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Vithobachegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kinhavali - ○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 market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Vithobachegaon known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 36% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 177 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 Vithobachegaon Of every 100 households in Vithobachegaon in 2011, 87 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vithobachegaon · ■ Shahapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **75% Toilet within the home ****22%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **68% Tap water ****2%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **81% Use banking services ****59%** **60% Television ****32%** **30% Mobile phone ****49%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****39%** **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 Vithobachegaon? ■ Vithobachegaon · ■ Shahapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108** **950 Working population ****52.4%** **47.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 74.4% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 356 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (18%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 95 (16%) · **■** Marginal 33 (5%) 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 - Khutghar1,205 people - Gunde1,180 people - Shivaneri1,176 people - Kalamgaon1,167 people - Bhavse1,163 people - Shirgaon1,147 people - Kambare1,094 people - Kharivali1,079 people [All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vithobachegaon from Thane?78 km by road - What is the population of Vithobachegaon?1,165 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vithobachegaon in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vithobachegaon?81.3% (Census 2011)