# Palghar Village, Mandangad, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mandangad, Ratnagiri 

# Palghar

Palghar is a village in Mandangad sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **568 people in 144 households**, the 38th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 568people (2011)
- 144households
- 82.3%literacy
- 1,337females per 1,000 males

## Palghar PIN code and other codes

Palghar falls in Mandangad sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMandangad
- Census village code564773

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palghar from nearby towns?

- Mandangad (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)180 km by road
- Khed (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Palghar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Palghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kumbale
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mandangad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lonere
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Palghar known for?

The main crops are **mango, cashew and rice**. About 43% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Palghar

Of every 100 households in Palghar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Palghar · ■ Mandangad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**27%

Tap water ****97%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**79%

Use banking services ****52%**

**57%

Television ****44%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**32%

Own their home ****88%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Palghar?

■ Palghar · ■ Mandangad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1337**

**1219

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**945

Working population ****29.4%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 75.6% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mandangad

- Narayannagar587 people
- Kuduk Bk.584 people
- Velas582 people
- Borghar581 people
- Palawani565 people
- Pat546 people
- Chinchaghar515 people
- Muradpur515 people

[All 109 villages in Mandangad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/mandangad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palghar from Ratnagiri?180 km by road
- What is the population of Palghar?568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palghar in?Ratnagiri district (Mandangad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palghar?82.3% (Census 2011)