# Varwade Village, Talasari, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/talasari/varwade/ Village · Talasari, Thane # Varwade Varwade is a village in Talasari sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **5,877 people in 951 households**, the 5th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 5,877people (2011) - 951households - 56.2%literacy - 1,196females per 1,000 males ## Varwade PIN code and other codes Varwade falls in Talasari sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTalasari - Census village code551547 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Varwade from nearby towns? - Talasari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Thane (district HQ)70 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)38 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 Varwade? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Varwade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Talasari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talasari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Varwade known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 73% of the 1,024 hectares of village land is sown, and 735 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 Varwade Of every 100 households in Varwade in 2011, 37 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Varwade · ■ Talasari rural average Electricity for lighting ****37%** **49% Toilet within the home ****21%** **46% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **50% Tap water ****4%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **88% Use banking services ****55%** **48% Television ****9%** **18% Mobile phone ****24%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****53%** **38% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Varwade? ■ Varwade · ■ Talasari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%** **57.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1196** **1026 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **1015 Working population ****38.9%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.8% for men and 48.5% for women. 46% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 470 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (4%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 553 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1,152 (50%) 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 Talasari - Upalat10,893 people - Sutrakar8,795 people - Vasa6,024 people - Vadavali5,891 people - Dongari5,581 people - Kurze5,546 people - Thakarpada5,054 people - Sambha4,881 people [All 46 villages in Talasari](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/talasari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Varwade from Thane?70 km by road - What is the population of Varwade?5,877 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varwade in?Thane district (Talasari sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Varwade?56.2% (Census 2011)