# Medhe Village, Vasai, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vasai, Thane 

# Medhe

Medhe is a village in Vasai sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401303**. The 2011 Census counted **933 people in 207 households**, the 41st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%.

- 933people (2011)
- 207households
- 59.4%literacy
- 401303PIN code

## Medhe PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Medhe is 401303.** Medhe falls in Vasai sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401303
- Community development blockVasai
- Census village code552416

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

## How far is Medhe from nearby towns?

- Vasai (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)50 km by road
- Virar (nearest town)26 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 Medhe?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Medhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vrajeshri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vasai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vasai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand 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 Medhe known for?

The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 9% of the 1,256 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Medhe

Of every 100 households in Medhe in 2011, 68 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Medhe · ■ Vasai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**39%

Tap water ****2%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**34%

Use banking services ****77%**

**71%

Television ****21%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****61%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Medhe?

■ Medhe · ■ Vasai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**76.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106**

**980

Working population ****58.4%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 50.4% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (70%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (9%) · **■** Marginal 20 (4%)

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

- Kolhapur1,092 people
- Kalambhon1,081 people
- Vadghar989 people
- Tokare957 people
- Bhaliwali884 people
- Ambode831 people
- Bhinar798 people
- Pali792 people

[All 50 villages in Vasai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vasai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Medhe?401303
- How far is Medhe from Thane?50 km by road
- What is the population of Medhe?933 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Medhe in?Thane district (Vasai sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Medhe?59.4% (Census 2011)