# Varkhande Village, Dahanu, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/varkhande/ Village · Dahanu, Thane # Varkhande Varkhande is a village in Dahanu sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,041 people in 195 households**, the 138th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 1,041people (2011) - 195households - 79.7%literacy - 1,029females per 1,000 males ## Varkhande PIN code and other codes Varkhande falls in Dahanu sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDahanu - Census village code551622 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Varkhande from nearby towns? - Dahanu (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Thane (district HQ)150 km by road - Dahanu (nearest town)28 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 Varkhande? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Varkhande; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 · Talasari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Talasari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wangaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Varkhande known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 67% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Varkhande Of every 100 households in Varkhande in 2011, 74 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Varkhande · ■ Dahanu rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **46% Toilet within the home ****87%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **62% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **82% Use banking services ****71%** **40% Television ****36%** **21% Mobile phone ****55%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **48% Own their home ****89%** **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 Varkhande? ■ Varkhande · ■ Dahanu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822** **979 Working population ****32.2%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 69.7% for women. 49% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 130 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (38%) · **■** Marginal 50 (15%) 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 - Kosesari1,092 people - Ashte1,075 people - Tadiyale1,062 people - Tanashi1,053 people - Phanaswadi1,032 people - Ambewadi1,018 people - Saye999 people - Rampur975 people [All 173 villages in Dahanu](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/dahanu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Varkhande from Thane?150 km by road - What is the population of Varkhande?1,041 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varkhande in?Thane district (Dahanu sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Varkhande?79.7% (Census 2011)