# Kalamkhande Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Kalamkhande

Kalamkhande is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **987 people in 194 households**, the 64th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 987people (2011)
- 194households
- 82.1%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Kalamkhande PIN code and other codes

Kalamkhande falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553127

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

## How far is Kalamkhande from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)71 km by road
- Kalyan (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 Kalamkhande?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalamkhande; 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 schoolunder 5 km · Shivale
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shivale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Kalamkhande known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 76% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 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 Kalamkhande

Of every 100 households in Kalamkhande in 2011, 94 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalamkhande · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**24%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****66%**

**62%

Television ****28%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**39%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Kalamkhande?

■ Kalamkhande · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**954

Working population ****52.8%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 69.9% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 286 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 125 (24%) · **■** Marginal 18 (3%)

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 Murbad

- Kalanbhad1,017 people
- Potgaon1,013 people
- Dhargaon999 people
- Merdi988 people
- Milhe985 people
- Manivali Kh.979 people
- Khateghar963 people
- Singapur957 people

[All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalamkhande from Thane?71 km by road
- What is the population of Kalamkhande?987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalamkhande in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kalamkhande?82.1% (Census 2011)