# Abitghar Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Abitghar

Abitghar is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,828 people in 719 households**, the 2nd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,828people (2011)
- 719households
- 73.5%literacy
- 602females per 1,000 males

## Abitghar PIN code and other codes

Abitghar falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552160

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

## How far is Abitghar from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)1 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 Abitghar?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Abitghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Javhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Abitghar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 94% of the 710 hectares of village land is sown, and 664 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 Abitghar

Of every 100 households in Abitghar in 2011, 78 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Abitghar · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**49%

Tap water ****43%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**74%

Use banking services ****66%**

**55%

Television ****32%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**41%

Own their home ****49%**

**91%

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 Abitghar?

■ Abitghar · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****602**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**968

Working population ****55.8%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 61.6% for women. 73% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 865 (55%) · **■** Marginal 424 (27%)

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 Vada

- Khupari3,043 people
- Varsale2,542 people
- Neharoli2,490 people
- Gargaon2,479 people
- Galtare2,474 people

[All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Abitghar from Thane?60 km by road
- What is the population of Abitghar?2,828 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Abitghar in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Abitghar?73.5% (Census 2011)