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

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Wehelpada

Wehelpada is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,459 people in 452 households**, the 11th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 2,459people (2011)
- 452households
- 52.5%literacy
- 1,041females per 1,000 males

## Wehelpada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551765

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

## How far is Wehelpada from nearby towns?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)90 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)12 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 Wehelpada?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Wehelpada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Onche
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Javhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Wehelpada known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 2,212 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Wehelpada

Of every 100 households in Wehelpada in 2011, 70 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wehelpada · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**16%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****26%**

**46%

Television ****5%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**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 Wehelpada?

■ Wehelpada · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**966

Working population ****54.0%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 43.9% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 397 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 712 (54%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (1%) · **■** Marginal 197 (15%)

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

- Sawade2,926 people
- Balapur2,617 people
- Karsud2,562 people
- Sakhare2,542 people
- Khadaki2,424 people
- Deharje2,276 people
- Dolhari Kh.2,260 people
- Dolhari Bk.2,252 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Wehelpada from Thane?90 km by road
- What is the population of Wehelpada?2,459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wehelpada in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wehelpada?52.5% (Census 2011)
