# Yashwantnagar Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/yashwantnagar/ Village · Vikramgad, Thane # Yashwantnagar Yashwantnagar is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,865 people in 375 households**, the 26th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,865people (2011) - 375households - 76.4%literacy - 1,003females per 1,000 males ## Yashwantnagar PIN code and other codes Yashwantnagar falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVikramgad - Census village code551791 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Yashwantnagar from nearby towns? - Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Thane (district HQ)87 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)26 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 Yashwantnagar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Yashwantnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 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 school5–10 km · Onde - ○Degree college5–10 km · Onde - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 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 marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Yashwantnagar known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 31% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Yashwantnagar Of every 100 households in Yashwantnagar in 2011, 76 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Yashwantnagar · ■ Vikramgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **50% Toilet within the home ****39%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **72% Tap water ****23%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **93% Use banking services ****61%** **46% Television ****31%** **15% Mobile phone ****42%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **54% Own their home ****88%** **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 Yashwantnagar? ■ Yashwantnagar · ■ Vikramgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **966 Working population ****46.3%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 67.9% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 300 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (32%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 142 (16%) · **■** Marginal 121 (14%) 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 - Kondgaon2,049 people - Borande2,043 people - Khuded1,994 people - Khand1,930 people - Talavali Tarf Dengachimet1,793 people - Vasuri1,773 people - Chinchghar1,749 people - Waki1,534 people [All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Yashwantnagar from Thane?87 km by road - What is the population of Yashwantnagar?1,865 (Census 2011) - Which district is Yashwantnagar in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Yashwantnagar?76.4% (Census 2011)