# Poshera Village, Mokhada, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/mokhada/poshera/ Village · Mokhada, Thane # Poshera Poshera is a village in Mokhada sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,417 people in 987 households**, the 2nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%. - 4,417people (2011) - 987households - 52.8%literacy - 1,012females per 1,000 males ## Poshera PIN code and other codes Poshera falls in Mokhada sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMokhada - Census village code551972 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poshera from nearby towns? - Mokhada (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thane (district HQ)123 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)9 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 Poshera? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Poshera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mokhada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mokhada - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mokhada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Poshera known for? The main crops are **rice, nagli and rice**. About 58% of the 1,923 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,114 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 Poshera Of every 100 households in Poshera in 2011, 16 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Poshera · ■ Mokhada rural average Electricity for lighting ****16%** **24% Toilet within the home ****8%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****59%** **61% Television ****5%** **9% Mobile phone ****10%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****82%** **72% Own their home ****97%** **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 Poshera? ■ Poshera · ■ Mokhada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%** **56.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027** **954 Working population ****56.9%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.8% for men and 44.8% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 694 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,206 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (2%) · **■** Marginal 555 (22%) 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 - Mokhada8,224 people - Ase4,139 people - Khodala3,178 people - Morhande2,667 people - Chas2,609 people [All 59 villages in Mokhada](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/mokhada/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Poshera from Thane?123 km by road - What is the population of Poshera?4,417 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poshera in?Thane district (Mokhada sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Poshera?52.8% (Census 2011)