# Kawale Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/kawale/ Village · Vikramgad, Thane # Kawale Kawale is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,023 people in 169 households**, the 57th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,023people (2011) - 169households - 82.3%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Kawale PIN code and other codes Kawale falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVikramgad - Census village code551840 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kawale from nearby towns? - Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thane (district HQ)45 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)45 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 Kawale? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kawale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vane - ○Degree college5–10 km · Onde - ○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 - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Kawale known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 31% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Kawale Of every 100 households in Kawale in 2011, 57 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kawale · ■ Vikramgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **50% Toilet within the home ****31%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **72% Tap water ****86%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **93% Use banking services ****50%** **46% Television ****28%** **15% Mobile phone ****21%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **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 Kawale? ■ Kawale · ■ Vikramgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805** **966 Working population ****37.5%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 78.0% for women. 35% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 195 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (8%) · **■** Marginal 25 (7%) 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 - Varanwadi1,054 people - Vilshet1,052 people - Moho Kh.1,050 people - Pochade1,046 people - Vittalnagar959 people - Ambeghar Dharampur921 people - Ambivali917 people - Therunde910 people [All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kawale from Thane?45 km by road - What is the population of Kawale?1,023 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kawale in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kawale?82.3% (Census 2011)