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

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Varale

Varale is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **913 people in 201 households**, the 74th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 913people (2011)
- 201households
- 71.1%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Varale PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552076

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

## How far is Varale from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)69 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)41 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 Varale?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thane
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Varale known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 70% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Varale

Of every 100 households in Varale in 2011, 85 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Varale · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**49%

Tap water ****13%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**74%

Use banking services ****79%**

**55%

Television ****31%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****34%**

**41%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Varale?

■ Varale · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**968

Working population ****42.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 63.5% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 139 (36%) · **■** Marginal 190 (49%)

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

- Mandava942 people
- Moj942 people
- Budhavali921 people
- Hamarapur913 people
- Pinjal911 people
- Ambarbhui903 people
- Konsai900 people
- Bhavehar888 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Varale from Thane?69 km by road
- What is the population of Varale?913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varale in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Varale?71.1% (Census 2011)