# Bade Pokharan Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/bade-pokharan/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Bade Pokharan Bade Pokharan is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,686 people in 378 households**, the 80th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 1,686people (2011) - 378households - 84.6%literacy - 401601PIN code ## Bade Pokharan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bade Pokharan is 401601.** Bade Pokharan falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - PIN code401601 - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551719 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bade Pokharan from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thane (district HQ)120 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)5 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 Bade Pokharan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bade Pokharan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 · Chinchni - ○Degree college10+ km · Dahanu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chinchni - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Bade Pokharan known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 49% of the 1,509 hectares of village land is sown, and 727 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 Bade Pokharan Of every 100 households in Bade Pokharan in 2011, 80 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bade Pokharan · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **46% Toilet within the home ****55%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **62% Tap water ****73%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **82% Use banking services ****50%** **40% Television ****48%** **21% Mobile phone ****43%** **28% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **48% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Bade Pokharan? ■ Bade Pokharan · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **979 Working population ****39.4%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 76.1% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 114 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (33%) · **■** Household industry 131 (20%) · **■** Other work 182 (27%) · **■** Marginal 21 (3%) 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 Dahanu - Jamshet1,775 people - Kankradi1,769 people - Vivalvedhe1,754 people - Navnath1,751 people - Asangaon Bk.1,666 people - Ghol1,655 people - Khunavade1,636 people - Vikasnagar1,630 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bade Pokharan?401601 - How far is Bade Pokharan from Thane?120 km by road - What is the population of Bade Pokharan?1,686 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bade Pokharan in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bade Pokharan?84.6% (Census 2011)