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BK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
bharat kaluram ghatal
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- LGD code
- 552640
- Pincode
- 421302
- Post office
- Dandekarwadi
- Population
- 1,599
- Households
- 359
- Literacy rate
- 72.4%
- Sex ratio
- 904 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 542
- Distance to district centre
- 126 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 94 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 36 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 609 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhivandi Road · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Al-Razi Nursing Home · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhinar compares
By population, Bhinar ranks #63 of 214 villages in Bhiwandi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.4%
+7.3% vs mandal average
- Bhinar
- 72.4%
- Bhiwandi mandal
- 65.1%
- Thane district
- 74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
904
+15 vs mandal average
- Bhinar
- 904
- Bhiwandi mandal
- 889
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Bhinar
- 4.5
- Bhiwandi mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhinar at a glance
Bhinar is a village of 1,599 people in 359 households (Census 2011) in Bhiwandi taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 63rd-largest of 214 villages in Bhiwandi taluka. Literacy is 72%, 7 points above the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 904 women per 1,000 men. It lies 126 km from the Thane district centre, 13 km from Nandiwali Tarf Pachanand, the nearest town, 8 km from Bhivandi Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 421302, served by Dandekarwadi post office; the LGD village code is 552640. The nearest hospital or health centre is Al-Razi Nursing Home, 3 km away. The sarpanch is bharat kaluram ghatal , and the village votes in Akole assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate. The population is estimated at 1,885 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhinar
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Bhiwandi
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 199.86
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 23.73
- Forest area (ha)
- 20.13
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhinar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhinar
- LGD code
- 552640
- Pincode
- 421302
- Post office
- Dandekarwadi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,599
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,885
- Households
- 359
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 904
- Literacy rate
- 72.4%
- Coordinates
- 19.32598°N, 73.09308°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Akole
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- bharat kaluram ghatal
- Block / Mandal
- Bhiwandi
- Nearest police station
- Rajur Police Station (84.6 km)
- Nearest bank
- Corporation Bank (101.8 km)
Getting there
How to reach Bhinar
Nearest town · 36,163 people
Nandiwali Tarf Pachanand · ≈ 13 km
≈ 27 min by car · 32 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai36 kmcapital
- Hyderabad609 km
- Bengaluru854 km
- Chennai1034 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhivandi Road8 km
- Bus stopVanjarpatti Flyover4 km
- Hospital / PHCAl-Razi Nursing Home3 km
- ATM / bankIDBI Bank7 km
- Petrol pumpFuel2 km
- CollegeNarayana Junior College9 km
- Police stationVishnunagar Police Station12 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Bhinar
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Jain MandirTemple4.3 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Bhinar
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓All Saints High SchoolHigh school3.7 km ↗
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)