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

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Kawadas

Kawadas is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **644 people in 134 households**, the 77th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 644people (2011)
- 134households
- 61.2%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Kawadas PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551752

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

## How far is Kawadas from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)122 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)30 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 Kawadas?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kawadas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dahanu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikramgad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Kawadas known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 73% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Kawadas

Of every 100 households in Kawadas in 2011, 25 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kawadas · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**72%

Tap water ****5%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****42%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**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 Kawadas?

■ Kawadas · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**966

Working population ****57.9%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 48.2% for women. 55% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (13%) · **■** Household industry 27 (7%) · **■** Other work 31 (8%) · **■** Marginal 128 (34%)

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

- Shil697 people
- Anandpur687 people
- Hatane661 people
- Madacha Pada652 people
- Khandeghar643 people
- Andhari617 people
- Sajan589 people
- Sawarai565 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kawadas from Thane?122 km by road
- What is the population of Kawadas?644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kawadas in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kawadas?61.2% (Census 2011)