# Beriste Village, Mokhada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mokhada, Thane 

# Beriste

Beriste is a village in Mokhada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,794 people in 387 households**, the 12th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 1,794people (2011)
- 387households
- 61.3%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Beriste PIN code and other codes

Beriste falls in Mokhada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMokhada
- Census village code551965

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

## How far is Beriste from nearby towns?

- Mokhada (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)130 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)40 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 Beriste?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Beriste; 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 · 1 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Mokhada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jawahar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mokhada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Beriste known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and rice**. About 72% of the 778 hectares of village land is sown, and 558 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 Beriste

Of every 100 households in Beriste in 2011, 53 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Beriste · ■ Mokhada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****62%**

**61%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**72%

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 Beriste?

■ Beriste · ■ Mokhada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**954

Working population ****54.1%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 51.6% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 338 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 364 (38%) · **■** Other work 44 (5%) · **■** Marginal 224 (23%)

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 Mokhada

- Koshimshet2,207 people
- Saturly2,141 people
- Sayade2,083 people
- Khoch1,890 people
- Hirve1,780 people
- Palsunde1,628 people
- Dhamanshet1,536 people
- Gomghar1,527 people

[All 59 villages in Mokhada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/mokhada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Beriste from Thane?130 km by road
- What is the population of Beriste?1,794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beriste in?Thane district (Mokhada sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Beriste?61.3% (Census 2011)