# Posari Village, Ambarnath, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/ambarnath/posari/ Village · Ambarnath, Thane # Posari Posari is a village in Ambarnath sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,279 people in 250 households**, the 24th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,279people (2011) - 250households - 87.7%literacy - 1,027females per 1,000 males ## Posari PIN code and other codes Posari falls in Ambarnath sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAmbarnath - Census village code553018 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Posari from nearby towns? - Ambarnath (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thane (district HQ)50 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 Posari? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Posari; 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 · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 school5–10 km · Dhoke - ○Degree college10+ km · Kalyan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thane - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Posari known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 77% of the 355 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 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 Posari Of every 100 households in Posari in 2011, 88 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Posari · ■ Ambarnath rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **31% Tap water ****57%** **69% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **42% Use banking services ****36%** **57% Television ****43%** **62% Mobile phone ****33%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **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 Posari? ■ Posari · ■ Ambarnath rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047** **923 Working population ****39.7%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 83.8% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (48%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (14%) · **■** Marginal 136 (27%) 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 - Sai1,344 people - Narhen1,341 people - Kasgaon1,320 people - Savare1,282 people - Chon1,249 people - Karavale Kh1,237 people - Usatane1,197 people - Kudsavare1,172 people [All 76 villages in Ambarnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/ambarnath/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Posari from Thane?50 km by road - What is the population of Posari?1,279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Posari in?Thane district (Ambarnath sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Posari?87.7% (Census 2011)