# Pokharan Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Pokharan

Pokharan is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **622 people in 165 households**, the 157th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 622people (2011)
- 165households
- 89.0%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Pokharan PIN code and other codes

Pokharan falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551717

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

## How far is Pokharan from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)105 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 Pokharan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 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 officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Pokharan known for?

The main crops are **rice and chikoo**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Pokharan

Of every 100 households in Pokharan in 2011, 76 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pokharan · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**62%

Tap water ****75%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**82%

Use banking services ****59%**

**40%

Television ****43%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**48%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Pokharan?

■ Pokharan · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**979

Working population ****46.8%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 87.0% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (24%) · **■** Marginal 80 (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 Dahanu

- Kolhan693 people
- Dahigaon655 people
- Ambiste632 people
- Pardi632 people
- Pimpalshet Kh.606 people
- Talothe529 people
- Nikavali524 people
- Vyahali517 people

[All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharan from Thane?105 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharan?622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharan in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharan?89.0% (Census 2011)