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

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Baste

Baste is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 113 households**, the 83rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 505people (2011)
- 113households
- 80.7%literacy
- 1,205females per 1,000 males

## Baste PIN code and other codes

Baste falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551837

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

## How far is Baste from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)47 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 Baste?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Baste; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Alonde
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Baste known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 73% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 242 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 Baste

Of every 100 households in Baste in 2011, 59 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baste · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**93%

Use banking services ****69%**

**46%

Television ****18%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**54%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Baste?

■ Baste · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1205**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1955**

**966

Working population ****58.0%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 74.2% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 189 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 94 (32%)

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

- Andhari617 people
- Sajan589 people
- Sawarai565 people
- Shelpada537 people
- Zadapoli505 people
- Chari Bk.498 people
- Sangamnagar484 people
- Apti Kh.460 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Baste from Thane?40 km by road
- What is the population of Baste?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baste in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Baste?80.7% (Census 2011)