# Bangarchole Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Bangarchole

Bangarchole is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401403**. The 2011 Census counted **459 people in 98 households**, the 88th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 459people (2011)
- 98households
- 66.8%literacy
- 401403PIN code

## Bangarchole PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bangarchole is 401403.** Bangarchole falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401403
- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551813

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

## How far is Bangarchole from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)90 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)23 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 Bangarchole?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bangarchole; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palghar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikramgad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Bangarchole known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 21% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Bangarchole

Of every 100 households in Bangarchole in 2011, 13 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bangarchole · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****34%**

**46%

Television ****1%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**54%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Bangarchole?

■ Bangarchole · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1633**

**966

Working population ****58.8%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 54.8% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (82%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Vikramgad

- Zadapoli505 people
- Chari Bk.498 people
- Sangamnagar484 people
- Apti Kh.460 people
- Kashivali Tarf Alonde455 people
- Tembholi430 people
- Nalshet366 people
- Vadapoli331 people

[All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bangarchole?401403
- How far is Bangarchole from Thane?90 km by road
- What is the population of Bangarchole?459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bangarchole in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bangarchole?66.8% (Census 2011)