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

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Malwade

Malwade is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,974 people in 624 households**, the 6th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 2,974people (2011)
- 624households
- 69.3%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Malwade PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551820

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

## How far is Malwade from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)106 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)25 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 Malwade?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Malwade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Vikramgadh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jawhar
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Malwade known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 82% of the 1,082 hectares of village land is sown, and 889 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 Malwade

Of every 100 households in Malwade in 2011, 41 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malwade · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**72%

Tap water ****47%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****58%**

**46%

Television ****21%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**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 Malwade?

■ Malwade · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**966

Working population ****54.5%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 60.2% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 511 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 477 (29%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 246 (15%) · **■** Marginal 369 (23%)

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

- Kurze4,724 people
- Talawade3,582 people
- Alonde3,029 people
- Sarshi3,025 people
- Sawade2,926 people
- Balapur2,617 people
- Karsud2,562 people
- Sakhare2,542 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Malwade from Thane?106 km by road
- What is the population of Malwade?2,974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malwade in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Malwade?69.3% (Census 2011)