# Kharad Village, Ambarnath, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/ambarnath/kharad/ Village · Ambarnath, Thane # Kharad Kharad is a village in Ambarnath sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,030 people in 214 households**, the 31st largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,030people (2011) - 214households - 73.9%literacy - 421301PIN code ## Kharad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kharad is 421301.** Kharad falls in Ambarnath sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code421301 - Community development blockAmbarnath - Census village code553020 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharad from nearby towns? - Ambarnath (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Thane (district HQ)40 km by road - Kalyan (nearest town)15 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 Kharad? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kharad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhoke - ○Degree college10+ km · Kalyan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambernath - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Kharad known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 47% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Kharad Of every 100 households in Kharad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kharad · ■ Ambarnath rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****14%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **31% Tap water ****1%** **69% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **42% Use banking services ****46%** **57% Television ****68%** **62% Mobile phone ****61%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****29%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **76% 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 Kharad? ■ Kharad · ■ Ambarnath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **923 Working population ****34.1%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 63.8% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (14%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 131 (37%) · **■** Marginal 112 (32%) 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 Ambarnath - Usatane1,197 people - Kudsavare1,172 people - Dhavale1,167 people - Ambhe1,124 people - Kushivali1,019 people - Pimploli1,019 people - Umbroli946 people - Bendshil943 people [All 76 villages in Ambarnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/ambarnath/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharad?421301 - How far is Kharad from Thane?40 km by road - What is the population of Kharad?1,030 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharad in?Thane district (Ambarnath sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kharad?73.9% (Census 2011)