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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bhavika ghorkarni
Contact: 96****4471
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- LGD code
- 552471
- Pincode
- 421302
- Post office
- Dandekarwadi
- Population
- 1,919
- Households
- 403
- Literacy rate
- 65%
- Sex ratio
- 1007 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,023
Census 2011 · in context
How Paye compares
By population, Paye ranks #47 of 214 villages in Bhiwandi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.0%
−0.1% vs mandal average
- Paye
- 65.0%
- Bhiwandi mandal
- 65.1%
- Thane district
- 74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,007
+118 vs mandal average
- Paye
- 1,007
- Bhiwandi mandal
- 889
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Paye
- 4.8
- Bhiwandi mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Paye at a glance
Paye is a village of 1,919 people in 403 households (Census 2011) in Bhiwandi taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 47th-largest of 214 villages in Bhiwandi taluka. Literacy is 65%, about the same as the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,007 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 421302, served by Dandekarwadi post office; the LGD village code is 552471. The sarpanch is Bhavika ghorkarni, and the village votes in Akole assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate. The population is estimated at 2,263 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Paye
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Bhiwandi
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,690
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 377
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,227
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Paye
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Paye
- LGD code
- 552471
- Pincode
- 421302
- Post office
- Dandekarwadi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,919
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,263
- Households
- 403
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1007
- Literacy rate
- 65.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Akole
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Bhavika ghorkarni
- Block / Mandal
- Bhiwandi
- Nearest police station
- Rajur Police Station (10.2 km)
- Nearest bank
- Corporation Bank (7.6 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)