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

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Vedhe

Vedhe is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 160 households**, the 64th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 870people (2011)
- 160households
- 56.0%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Vedhe PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551780

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

## How far is Vedhe from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)93 km by road
- Palghar (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 Vedhe?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Vedhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manor
- ○Degree college10+ 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 waterhand pumps
- 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 Vedhe known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 37% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Vedhe

Of every 100 households in Vedhe in 2011, 44 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vedhe · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****40%**

**46%

Television ****7%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Vedhe?

■ Vedhe · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**966

Working population ****54.8%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 42.6% for women. 52% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 311 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 42 (9%)

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

- Ambivali917 people
- Therunde910 people
- Potkhal905 people
- Male886 people
- Devapur864 people
- Gadadhe839 people
- Hanumantpada807 people
- Savaroli792 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vedhe from Thane?93 km by road
- What is the population of Vedhe?870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vedhe in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vedhe?56.0% (Census 2011)