# Palkhane Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Palkhane

Palkhane is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **720 people in 164 households**, the 139th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 720people (2011)
- 164households
- 84.6%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Palkhane PIN code and other codes

Palkhane falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552506

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

## How far is Palkhane from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)48 km by road
- Bhiwandi (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 Palkhane?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Palkhane; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Zidce
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhivandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhivandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Palkhane known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include bricks. About 71% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Palkhane

Of every 100 households in Palkhane in 2011, 77 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Palkhane · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**44%

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

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**52%

Use banking services ****84%**

**58%

Television ****40%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****31%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**80%

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 Palkhane?

■ Palkhane · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**921

Working population ****51.7%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 80.4% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (19%) · **■** Household industry 19 (5%) · **■** Other work 85 (23%) · **■** Marginal 172 (46%)

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 Bhiwandi

- Kumbharshiv747 people
- Pimpalshet Bhuishet747 people
- Shedgaon729 people
- Elkunde725 people
- Mohili714 people
- Kailasnagar707 people
- Bhawale705 people
- Kandali Bk.694 people

[All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Palkhane from Thane?48 km by road
- What is the population of Palkhane?720 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palkhane in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Palkhane?84.6% (Census 2011)