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

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Mharas

Mharas is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **799 people in 177 households**, the 99th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 799people (2011)
- 177households
- 80.6%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Mharas PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553257

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

## How far is Mharas from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)66 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)44 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 Mharas?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mharas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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 school10+ km · Murbad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Mharas known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 81% of the 469 hectares of village land is sown, and 377 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 Mharas

Of every 100 households in Mharas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mharas · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**79%

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

**27%

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

**68%

Tap water ****2%**

**23%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**12%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****60%**

**62%

Television ****13%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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 Mharas?

■ Mharas · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1378**

**954

Working population ****27.9%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (74%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 39 (17%)

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

- Koloshi821 people
- Kheware814 people
- Fangaloshi806 people
- Shedali804 people
- Kanharle798 people
- Madh798 people
- Ghorale796 people
- Ambele Kh.795 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mharas from Thane?66 km by road
- What is the population of Mharas?799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mharas in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mharas?80.6% (Census 2011)