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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Hemanta Ananta Jadhav
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- LGD code
- 552579
- Pincode
- 421302
- Post office
- Dandekarwadi
- Population
- 830
- Households
- 198
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Sex ratio
- 930 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 395
Census 2011 · in context
How Pacchapur compares
By population, Pacchapur ranks #124 of 214 villages in Bhiwandi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.9%
−2.2% vs mandal average
Pacchapur62.9%
Bhiwandi mandal65.1%
Thane district74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
930
+41 vs mandal average
Pacchapur930
Bhiwandi mandal889
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.5 vs mandal average
Pacchapur4.2
Bhiwandi mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pacchapur at a glance
Pacchapur is a village of 830 people in 198 households (Census 2011) in Bhiwandi taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 124th-largest of 214 villages in Bhiwandi taluka. Literacy is 63%, 2 points below the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 930 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 421302, served by Dandekarwadi post office; the LGD village code is 552579. The sarpanch is Hemanta Ananta Jadhav, and the village votes in Akole assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate. The population is estimated at 979 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pachchapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacchapur · this village | 830 | 63% | — |
| Jambhivali Tarf Kunde · Bhiwandi | 863 | 48% | — |
| Gondade · Bhiwandi | 241 | 61% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pacchapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHIWANDI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 53
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 26
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 210
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 132.18
- Forest area (ha)
- 56.82
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pacchapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pacchapur
- LGD code
- 552579
- Pincode
- 421302
- Post office
- Dandekarwadi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 830
- Population (projected 2026)
- 979
- Households
- 198
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 930
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Akole
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Hemanta Ananta Jadhav
- Block / Mandal
- Bhiwandi
- Nearest police station
- Rajur Police Station (10.2 km)
- Nearest bank
- Corporation Bank (7.6 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 421302
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)