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

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Village · Vada, Thane 

# Virhe

Virhe is a village in Vada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **413 people in 74 households**, the 139th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 413people (2011)
- 74households
- 59.2%literacy
- 1,118females per 1,000 males

## Virhe PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVada
- Census village code552115

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

## How far is Virhe from nearby towns?

- Vada (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)102 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)36 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 Virhe?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Virhe; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Virhe known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 27% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Virhe

Of every 100 households in Virhe in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Virhe · ■ Vada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

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

**21%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****75%**

**55%

Television ****6%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****60%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Virhe?

■ Virhe · ■ Vada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**968

Working population ****55.0%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 52.2% for women. 53% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 210 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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

- Raysalgaon441 people
- Varai Kh.436 people
- Desai422 people
- Gale416 people
- Balivali410 people
- Manivali408 people
- Zadkhaire408 people
- Shilottar400 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Virhe from Thane?102 km by road
- What is the population of Virhe?413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Virhe in?Thane district (Vada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Virhe?59.2% (Census 2011)