# Karchonde Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Karchonde

Karchonde is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **731 people in 142 households**, the 112th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 731people (2011)
- 142households
- 63.9%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Karchonde PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553221

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

## How far is Karchonde from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)105 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)62 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 Karchonde?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karchonde; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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 · Tokavade
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tokavade
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tokavade
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Karchonde known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Karchonde

Of every 100 households in Karchonde in 2011, 61 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karchonde · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**68%

Tap water ****4%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****32%**

**62%

Television ****7%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karchonde?

■ Karchonde · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**954

Working population ****67.9%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 52.1% for women. 66% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 465 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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

- Awalegaon743 people
- Shelgaon743 people
- Thune740 people
- Umaroli Bk.738 people
- Sayale722 people
- Deope720 people
- Dudhanoli710 people
- Sakurli710 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Karchonde from Thane?105 km by road
- What is the population of Karchonde?731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karchonde in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karchonde?63.9% (Census 2011)