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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 552532
- Pincode
- 421101
- Post office
- Padgha
- Population
- 795
- Households
- 163
- Literacy rate
- 71.6%
- Sex ratio
- 884 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 259
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Vafale ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Vafale ranks #131 of 214 villages in Bhiwandi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.6%
+6.5% vs mandal average
Vafale71.6%
Bhiwandi mandal65.1%
Thane district74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
884
−5 vs mandal average
Vafale884
Bhiwandi mandal889
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
Vafale4.9
Bhiwandi mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vafale ఒక్క చూపులో
Vafale మహారాష్ట్రలోని ఠాణే జిల్లా, Bhiwandi తాలూకాలో 795 జనాభా 163 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Bhiwandi తాలూకాలోని 214 గ్రామాలలో 131వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 72%, తాలూకా సగటు 65% కంటే 7 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 884 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 421101, Padgha పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 552532. సర్పంచ్ dipali dilip kedar; గ్రామం Akole అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 937, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Kurund →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vafale
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 111.9
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 87.98
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vafale
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Vafale
- LGD code
- 552532
- Pincode
- 421101
- Post office
- Padgha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 795
- Population (projected 2026)
- 937
- Households
- 163
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 884
- Literacy rate
- 71.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Akole
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- dipali dilip kedar
- Block / Mandal
- Bhiwandi
- Nearest police station
- Rajur Police Station (10.2 km)
- Nearest bank
- Corporation Bank (7.6 km)
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 421101
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Vafale
Bhiwandi మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
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)