# Kanchad Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/kanchad/ Village · Vada, Thane # Kanchad Kanchad is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,371 people in 304 households**, the 34th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,371people (2011) - 304households - 74.5%literacy - 970females per 1,000 males ## Kanchad PIN code and other codes Kanchad falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVada - Census village code552024 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanchad from nearby towns? - Vada (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thane (district HQ)70 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)29 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 Kanchad? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wada - ○Degree college10+ km · Wada - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kanchad known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 58% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Kanchad Of every 100 households in Kanchad in 2011, 92 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Kanchad · ■ Vada rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **62% Toilet within the home ****52%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **49% Tap water ****10%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **74% Use banking services ****60%** **55% Television ****43%** **29% Mobile phone ****49%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****35%** **41% Own their home ****90%** **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 Kanchad? ■ Kanchad · ■ Vada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795** **968 Working population ****52.9%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 65.4% for women. 63% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 404 (56%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 112 (15%) · **■** Marginal 39 (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 Vada - Gorad1,455 people - Kalambhai1,445 people - Nane1,397 people - Nandani Gaigotha1,396 people - Dakivali1,358 people - Amgaon1,328 people - Ambiste Kh.1,311 people - Devgaon1,224 people [All 168 villages in Vada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vada/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kanchad from Thane?70 km by road - What is the population of Kanchad?1,371 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchad in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kanchad?74.5% (Census 2011)