# Borande Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/borande/ Village · Vikramgad, Thane # Borande Borande is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,043 people in 404 households**, the 23rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 2,043people (2011) - 404households - 65.9%literacy - 999females per 1,000 males ## Borande PIN code and other codes Borande falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVikramgad - Census village code551812 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Borande from nearby towns? - Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)39 km by road - Thane (district HQ)90 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)29 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 Borande? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Borande; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Manor - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikramgad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Borande known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 35% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Borande Of every 100 households in Borande in 2011, 79 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Borande · ■ Vikramgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **50% Toilet within the home ****47%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **72% Tap water ****2%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****71%** **46% Television ****18%** **15% Mobile phone ****30%** **24% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **54% Own their home ****98%** **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 Borande? ■ Borande · ■ Vikramgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024** **966 Working population ****66.0%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 54.3% for women. 68% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 607 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (30%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (7%) · **■** Marginal 251 (19%) 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 - Kev2,116 people - Kegva2,074 people - Jambhe2,050 people - Kondgaon2,049 people - Khuded1,994 people - Khand1,930 people - Yashwantnagar1,865 people - Talavali Tarf Dengachimet1,793 people [All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Borande from Thane?90 km by road - What is the population of Borande?2,043 (Census 2011) - Which district is Borande in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Borande?65.9% (Census 2011)