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'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
Reported by The New Indian Express.
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- LGD code
- 552912
- Pincode
- 421601
- Post office
- Shahapur (Thane)
- Population
- 531
- Households
- 107
- Literacy rate
- 60.1%
- Sex ratio
- 903 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 144
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhagdal compares
By population, Bhagdal ranks #173 of 222 villages in Shahapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.1%
−2.6% vs mandal average
- Bhagdal
- 60.1%
- Shahapur mandal
- 62.7%
- Thane district
- 74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
903
−64 vs mandal average
- Bhagdal
- 903
- Shahapur mandal
- 967
Household size
people per home
5.0
Same as the mandal average
- Bhagdal
- 5.0
- Shahapur mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhagdal at a glance
Bhagdal is a village of 531 people in 107 households (Census 2011) in Shahapur taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 173rd-largest of 222 villages in Shahapur taluka. Literacy is 60%, 3 points below the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 903 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 421601, served by Shahapur (Thane) post office; the LGD village code is 552912. The village votes in Vaijapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bornare (Sir) Ramesh Nanasaheb. The population is estimated at 626 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhagdal
- 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)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Bhiwandi
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 52
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 84
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 24
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 505.06
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 152.59
- Forest area (ha)
- 264.92
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhagdal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhagdal
- LGD code
- 552912
- Pincode
- 421601
- Post office
- Shahapur (Thane)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 531
- Population (projected 2026)
- 626
- Households
- 107
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 903
- Literacy rate
- 60.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vaijapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bornare (Sir) Ramesh Nanasaheb
- Block / Mandal
- Shahapur
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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)