# Varai Bk. Village, Vada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Varai Bk.

Varai Bk. is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **112 people in 25 households**, the 165th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 112people (2011)
- 25households
- 60.6%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Varai Bk. PIN code and other codes

Varai Bk. falls in Vada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552157

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

## How far is Varai Bk. from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)76 km by road
- Jawhar (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 Varai Bk.?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Varai Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Varai Bk. known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 35% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Varai Bk.

Of every 100 households in Varai Bk. in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Varai Bk. · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**49%

Tap water ****4%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****43%**

**55%

Television ****32%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****46%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Varai Bk.?

■ Varai Bk. · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2250**

**968

Working population ****71.4%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 52.1% for women. 76% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (70%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Khodade180 people
- Malonda176 people
- Goleghar168 people
- Munguste113 people
- Satronde106 people
- Shil50 people
- Vardha8 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Varai Bk. from Thane?76 km by road
- What is the population of Varai Bk.?112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varai Bk. in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Varai Bk.?60.6% (Census 2011)