# Khaniwade Village, Vasai, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vasai/khaniwade/ Village · Vasai, Thane # Khaniwade Khaniwade is a village in Vasai sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,386 people in 541 households**, the 15th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%. - 2,386people (2011) - 541households - 77.8%literacy - 870females per 1,000 males ## Khaniwade PIN code and other codes Khaniwade falls in Vasai sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVasai - Census village code552412 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khaniwade from nearby towns? - Vasai (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Thane (district HQ)50 km by road - Virar (nearest town)8 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 Khaniwade? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Khaniwade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chandip - ○Degree college10+ km · Virar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Salwar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Khaniwade known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 51% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Khaniwade Of every 100 households in Khaniwade in 2011, 86 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Khaniwade · ■ Vasai rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **88% Toilet within the home ****55%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **39% Tap water ****96%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%** **34% Use banking services ****43%** **71% Television ****62%** **60% Mobile phone ****70%** **59% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****28%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **4% None of these assets ****19%** **20% Own their home ****79%** **88% 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 Khaniwade? ■ Khaniwade · ■ Vasai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **76.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014** **980 Working population ****47.7%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 69.7% for women. 66% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 199 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (6%) · **■** Household industry 39 (3%) · **■** Other work 518 (46%) · **■** Marginal 316 (28%) 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 Vasai - Saiwan2,647 people - Usgaon2,643 people - Arnala Killa2,566 people - Mukkam2,490 people - Khochivade2,219 people - Parol2,153 people - Bhatpada2,120 people - Poman2,046 people [All 50 villages in Vasai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vasai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khaniwade from Thane?50 km by road - What is the population of Khaniwade?2,386 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khaniwade in?Thane district (Vasai sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Khaniwade?77.8% (Census 2011)