# Poyshet Village, Jawhar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Jawhar, Thane 

# Poyshet

Poyshet is a village in Jawhar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401602**. The 2011 Census counted **744 people in 196 households**, the 74th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 744people (2011)
- 196households
- 64.7%literacy
- 401602PIN code

## Poyshet PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poyshet is 401602.** Poyshet falls in Jawhar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401602
- Community development blockJawhar
- Census village code551888

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

## How far is Poyshet from nearby towns?

- Jawhar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)120 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)8 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 Poyshet?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Poyshet; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jawhar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jawhar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jawhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 covered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Poyshet known for?

The main crops are **rice, rice and nagli**. About 64% of the 383 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Poyshet

Of every 100 households in Poyshet in 2011, 83 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Poyshet · ■ Jawhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**76%

Tap water ****98%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**91%

Use banking services ****93%**

**51%

Television ****17%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**66%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Poyshet?

■ Poyshet · ■ Jawhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**1007

Working population ****57.5%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 51.4% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (38%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (8%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Jawhar

- Bhuritek867 people
- Savarpada865 people
- Kogade855 people
- Ruighar793 people
- Dadar Koprapada727 people
- Jambhulmaya721 people
- Malghar720 people
- Alyachimet713 people

[All 109 villages in Jawhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/jawhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poyshet?401602
- How far is Poyshet from Thane?120 km by road
- What is the population of Poyshet?744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poyshet in?Thane district (Jawhar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Poyshet?64.7% (Census 2011)