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- LGD code
- 552831
- Pincode
- 421403
- Post office
- Kinholi
- Population
- 815
- Households
- 197
- Literacy rate
- 71%
- Sex ratio
- 998 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 370
- Distance to district centre
- 126 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 181 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 108 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 520 km
- Nearest railway station
- Megapolis Circle · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Symbiosis University Hospital & Research Centre · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Lavale compares
By population, Lavale ranks #119 of 222 villages in Shahapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.0%
+8.3% vs mandal average
Lavale71.0%
Shahapur mandal62.7%
Thane district74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
998
+31 vs mandal average
Lavale998
Shahapur mandal967
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.9 vs mandal average
Lavale4.1
Shahapur mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lavale at a glance
Lavale is a village of 815 people in 197 households (Census 2011) in Shahapur taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 119th-largest of 222 villages in Shahapur taluka. Literacy is 71%, 8 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 998 women per 1,000 men. It lies 126 km from the Thane district centre, 3 km from Bavadhan Bk, the nearest town, 7 km from Megapolis Circle railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 421403, served by Kinholi post office; the LGD village code is 552831. The nearest hospital or health centre is Symbiosis University Hospital & Research Centre, 2 km away. The village votes in Vaijapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bornare (Sir) Ramesh Nanasaheb. The population is estimated at 961 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lavale
- 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
- 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)
- 55
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 390
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 341.45
- Forest area (ha)
- 30.26
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Lavale
- LGD code
- 552831
- Pincode
- 421403
- Post office
- Kinholi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 815
- Population (projected 2026)
- 961
- Households
- 197
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 998
- Literacy rate
- 71.0%
- Coordinates
- 18.52302°N, 73.72240°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vaijapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bornare (Sir) Ramesh Nanasaheb
- Block / Mandal
- Shahapur
Getting there
How to reach Lavale
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai108 kmcapital
- Hyderabad520 km
- Bengaluru743 km
- Chennai925 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMegapolis Circle7 km
- Bus stopMhalunge Gaon (Bajirao Padale Chowk)5 km
- Hospital / PHCSymbiosis University Hospital & Research Centre2 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank3 km
- Petrol pumpShell Petroleum3 km
- CollegeSIMC2 km
- Police stationBavdhan Police Chowki6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Lavale
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Lavale
8 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓SIMCCollege1.8 km ↗
- 🎓Symbiosis Medical College for WomenCollege1.9 km ↗
- 🎓SIBMCollege1.9 km ↗
- 🎓Symbiosis School of Culinary ArtsCollege2.0 km ↗
- 🎓Symbiosis Institute Of TechnologyCollege2.1 km ↗
- 🏫Pirangut English Medium SchoolSchool3.7 km ↗
- 🏫Zilla Parishad Primary School MulkhedSchool4.2 km ↗
- 🏫Zila Parishad Primary School ChandeSchool4.3 km ↗
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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)