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

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Village · Dahanu, Thane 

# Punjave

Punjave is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **467 people in 83 households**, the 164th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 467people (2011)
- 83households
- 47.3%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Punjave PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDahanu
- Census village code551650

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

## How far is Punjave from nearby towns?

- Dahanu (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)183 km by road
- Dahanu (nearest town)26 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 Punjave?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Punjave; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Talasari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Talasari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Punjave known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 95% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Punjave

Of every 100 households in Punjave in 2011, 35 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Punjave · ■ Dahanu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**62%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**82%

Use banking services ****80%**

**40%

Television ****10%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****78%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Punjave?

■ Punjave · ■ Dahanu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**979

Working population ****58.9%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 39.3% for women. 57% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (67%) · **■** Other work 51 (19%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Nikavali524 people
- Vyahali517 people
- Bodgaon495 people
- Vire488 people
- Chari Tarf Jamshet464 people
- Vadade458 people
- Nandare444 people
- Patilpada441 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Punjave from Thane?183 km by road
- What is the population of Punjave?467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punjave in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Punjave?47.3% (Census 2011)