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

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Mhaswal

Mhaswal is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,120 people in 273 households**, the 51st largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,120people (2011)
- 273households
- 73.7%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Mhaswal PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552173

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

## How far is Mhaswal from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)33 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 Mhaswal?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mhaswal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 school10+ km · Wada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chinchvur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Mhaswal known for?

The main crops are **cereals, paddy and nagli**. About 96% of the 595 hectares of village land is sown, and 570 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 Mhaswal

Of every 100 households in Mhaswal in 2011, 82 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mhaswal · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**27%

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

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**74%

Use banking services ****65%**

**55%

Television ****22%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****57%**

**41%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Mhaswal?

■ Mhaswal · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106**

**968

Working population ****47.5%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 63.5% for women. 55% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (26%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (19%) · **■** Marginal 191 (36%)

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

- Gates Bk.1,134 people
- Pik1,131 people
- Sange1,127 people
- Devghar1,120 people
- Saparonde1,104 people
- Gunj1,102 people
- Vasuri Kh.1,053 people
- Karanjpada1,050 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mhaswal from Thane?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mhaswal?1,120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mhaswal in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mhaswal?73.7% (Census 2011)