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

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Varanwadi

Varanwadi is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,054 people in 190 households**, the 53rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 1,054people (2011)
- 190households
- 47.0%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Varanwadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551763

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

## How far is Varanwadi from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)125 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)20 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 Varanwadi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Varanwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle 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 school10+ km · Javhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Javhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Javhar
- ○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

- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Varanwadi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Varanwadi

Of every 100 households in Varanwadi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Varanwadi · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**50%

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

**26%

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

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****88%**

**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 Varanwadi?

■ Varanwadi · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.0%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**966

Working population ****55.1%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 35.6% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 216 (37%)

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

- Medhi1,094 people
- Bhanapur1,090 people
- Shavate1,066 people
- Ghaneghar1,056 people
- Vilshet1,052 people
- Moho Kh.1,050 people
- Pochade1,046 people
- Kawale1,023 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Varanwadi from Thane?125 km by road
- What is the population of Varanwadi?1,054 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varanwadi in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Varanwadi?47.0% (Census 2011)