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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
hirabai Gotiram HIlam
Contact: 80****2042
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- LGD code
- 553215
- Pincode
- 421402
- Post office
- Dhasai
- Population
- 1,106
- Households
- 249
- Literacy rate
- 68.6%
- Sex ratio
- 856 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 443
Census 2011 · in context
How Tokawade compares
By population, Tokawade ranks #51 of 205 villages in Murbad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.6%
+2.9% vs mandal average
Tokawade68.6%
Murbad mandal65.7%
Thane district74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
856
−115 vs mandal average
Tokawade856
Murbad mandal971
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.3 vs mandal average
Tokawade4.4
Murbad mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tokawade at a glance
Tokawade is a village of 1,106 people in 249 households (Census 2011) in Murbad taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 51st-largest of 205 villages in Murbad taluka. Literacy is 69%, 3 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 856 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 421402, served by Dhasai post office; the LGD village code is 553215. The sarpanch is hirabai Gotiram HIlam , and the village votes in Gangapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bumb Prashant Bansilal. The population is estimated at 1,304 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tokawade
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- Kalyan
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 57
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 77
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 24
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 109.91
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 57.75
- Forest area (ha)
- 37.25
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tokawade
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Tokawade
- LGD code
- 553215
- Pincode
- 421402
- Post office
- Dhasai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,106
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,304
- Households
- 249
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 856
- Literacy rate
- 68.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gangapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bumb Prashant Bansilal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- hirabai Gotiram HIlam
- 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
- 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)