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- LGD code
- 553189
- Pincode
- 421401
- Post office
- Murbad
- Population
- 351
- Households
- 77
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1017 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 208
Census 2011 · in context
How Alawe compares
By population, Alawe ranks #176 of 205 villages in Murbad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.8%
−3.9% vs mandal average
Alawe61.8%
Murbad mandal65.7%
Thane district74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
+46 vs mandal average
Alawe1,017
Murbad mandal971
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
Alawe4.6
Murbad mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alawe at a glance
Alawe is a village of 351 people in 77 households (Census 2011) in Murbad taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 176th-largest of 205 villages in Murbad taluka. Literacy is 62%, 4 points below the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 421401, served by Murbad post office; the LGD village code is 553189. The village votes in Gangapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bumb Prashant Bansilal. The population is estimated at 414 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alawe
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kalyan
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 74
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 100
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 50
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 240
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 146.32
- Forest area (ha)
- 63.37
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alawe
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Key facts — Alawe
- LGD code
- 553189
- Pincode
- 421401
- Post office
- Murbad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 351
- Population (projected 2026)
- 414
- Households
- 77
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1017
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gangapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bumb Prashant Bansilal
- Block / Mandal
- Murbad
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)